<p>Well, to clarify again… :)</p>
<p>The official Smith GPA <em>does</em> include first-year grades. However, the GPA calculated for Latin Honors excludes first-year grades…along with non-Smith-run "abroad grades.</p>
<p>You’re ahead of me on LSDAS. I think I’ve got a couple of years before D figures out whether it’s going to be relevant or not. Some forks in the road re graduate schooling lie ahead.</p>