Does USC consider Freshman year grades? Please this has been eating away my brain

[alamemom]

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alamemom, so USC takes whatever the school’s GPA calculation is?

No, USC uses unweighted, academic GPA (as jbusc mentions above). They use the GPA that results from your self-reported academic history. If a student includes non-academic courses, USC is quite accustomed to that and can quickly eliminate those courses from the calculations (remember, USC gets 35,000+ applications each year - they have done this a few times).</p>

<p>As for how USC looks at Freshman year grades, this is from the USC admissions website:

Grade Point Average
When assessing grade point average, consideration is also given to class rank and to the strength and frequency of Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate course work in a student’s curriculum. Naturally, we are interested in consistently strong academic performance throughout your four-year high school record. However, we realize that some bright students, for one reason or another, don’t always get off to a great start in ninth grade. In these cases, special attention is given to steady and substantial improvement throughout the sophomore, junior and senior years.

<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/fresh_standards.html[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/fresh_standards.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;