USC - Marshall School of Business (can I get in?).

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In my head.</p>

<p>If you want me to crunch the numbers, here you go: To simplify the calculation I made the assumption that all of your planned courses have equal unit value. Assuming 4 units per course, here is a basic calculation:</p>

<p>Given: 4 courses at 2.67 GPA. With the 4-units-per-class assumption, that is 4 X 4 X 2.67= 42.72 grade points.</p>

<p>Assumed: 11 additional courses. At 4-units-per-class and an assumed “A” grade in each, that is 11 X 4 X 4.0 = 176 grade points.</p>

<p>That totals to 15 courses times 4 units each for a total of 60 units and 42.72. grade points plus 176 grade points for a total of 218.72 grade points.</p>

<p>218.72 grade points divided by 60 units = 3.6453333 GPA. </p>

<p>The calculation comes out identically if you assume 3 units per class: Given: 4 courses @ 3 units each = 12 units at 2.67 GPA for 32.04 grade points. Assumed: 11 additional courses @ 3 units each = 33 units. With an “A” in each, that gives 33 X 4.0 = 132 grade points. 32.04 + 132 = 164.04 total grade points. 12 units + 33 units = 45 total units. 164.04 grade points divided by 45 units = 3.6453333 GPA.</p>

<p>Therefore, the highest GPA you can achieve with your planned schedule, no pass/fail options and grades of “A” in all is 3.645333. It will vary if your courses have differing unit value, but the variance would likely only be in the 100ths. If you choose pass/fail for any of your planned courses, the GPA will be lower than 3.6453333 even with all “A” grades because the relative value of your prior GPA would increase.</p>

<p>NOTE: Your College 101 course taken pass/fail is ignored in GPA calculations, so it is not part of your unit total.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>