They do take into account the school you attended. Also dont worry to much about fresh year. If you have improved it is not as big of a deal. Just work hard and get involved. You will be fine.
- EnglishBloke

Your pretty lucky that this was only your freshman year. It is true that some schools don't take into account your freshman or even your sophmore grades. Like EnglishBloke said, colleges do take into account the highschool that you went to... Truthfully, almost all colleges would rather see a B in an advanced course than an A in an easy course.

It depends on what college you want to attend in the future... Sure, you do have some catching up to do- but you have three years. Who knows, you could get straight A's through the rest of highschool (but remember they don't just look at grades!)

Good Luck!
- OffTheGrid

They would rather see an a A in a hard course. Grades are an important factor in admissions. Your freshman year is usually not considered because it's considered a transition year. So, don't freak out. It doesn't matter where you go, it's what you do with what you have.
- cameron

Thank you, but when you say they take your school into account, does that mean attending a good high school hurts or helps you get in?
- Sydders

You're not going to be punished or rewarded for the school you go to - a college reviewing your application will just take into consideration the high school you're coming from as to how to assess your grades and GPA. If you've got a 4.0 from a very challenging school, they're going to give that more weight than a 4.0 from an easier school.
I wouldn't worry about it too much, by the way. Sure, it wasn't exactly the smartest thing to do to just blow off this year, but I know where you're coming from. I did the exact same thing my freshman year. I had something like a 3.0 as well, and I also go to a very hard school. I worked a lot harder these past two years though, like you should too, and you'll be surprised how your GPA will rise. Colleges like to see straight A's throughout your high school career, sure, but they also do like seeing steady, consistent improvement from year to year, like 3.0 freshman year, 3.2 sophomore, 3.4 junior, 3.6 senior, something along those lines. If you work hard and just steadily raise your grades, colleges will overlook your freshman year GPA.
I agree with everything else said above.

Overall, don't worry. It was one year, a transition year, and you recognized that this is not exactly the smartest thing to do.

In the end, you're going to get into college.
Sorry this was such a longass reply haha.
- bestwhit

After one of the admission officers of Princeton you only have to show 10th-12th grade. Yur freshman year doesnt count.
- Halohobo