Do Freshman Grades Matter for College? ... To put it bluntly, yes, colleges do look at freshman year grades on your college application. However, if a student doesn't receive her best grades during her first year of high school, all is not lost.

Do colleges look at your freshman year?

But how much do colleges look at freshman year? Colleges closely evaluate freshman year grades and activities, but not in the ways you might think. ... And most colleges consider your child's overall high school GPA, meaning the grades they receive freshman year do have weight.

Is 9th grade GPA important?

The higher a ninth grader's GPA, the more likely the student will attend college. The study showed that the ninth grade GPA was more predictive than more objective measures like standardized tests. ... Keep your grades up and you can confidently know you're on a path to success.