<p>alamemom, so USC takes whatever the school’s GPA calculation is? Too bad for my dear uncoordinated son, because his school grades and counts PE (while many high schools don’t). And sorry, I don’t believe anyone who says PE grades are based solely on effort. You just try showing obvious effort when you’ve had a lifetime of athletic boys and bad-ass PE teachers making fun of you! Grrrrrr. If it weren’t for PE, my son’s GPA would be considerably higher.</p>