Terrible Grades First Year??

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I am a traditional sophomore in college right now, and am hoping to start nursing school in the fall. I am wondering how much my first year will effect me when applying? In my freshman year I got 4 C's, 3 B's, and 1 A. But within the last year I have retaken 2 C's and one B to get A's in those three courses. I have been joint enrolled in two schools taking upwards of 26 credit hours in one semester and I have gotten all A's minus one B in A&P1.

Most Nursing schools I have applied to take the highest grade attempt and don't count the other attempts or look at any classes that don't count as prerequisites. So if I calculate my GPA like they will, I have a 3.68 I believe. But I don't know if the fact that I had to retake a few classes and did so lousy my freshman year will affect me with my applications to nursing schools? Will it look bad and hurt me or not make a difference because they don't count the other attempts toward my GPA?

I have tried so hard and done really well this last year, but like the typical freshman I didn't try as hard as I should have and I completely regret it now!

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