<p>Thank you for those links tokenadult. After reading them, I conclude:</p>
<p>UMich, Princeton and UChicago probably erase 9th grade in calculating the GPA they use in reviewing a student’s stats, and possibly when reviewing transcript (though nobody has written this directly).</p>
<p>-Stanford used to omit them but apparently now uses all years.</p>
<p>-everybody uses them in figuring class rank</p>
<p>-UC does NOT use 9th grade ONLY when calculating eligibility for the entire UC system (they call them UC points). They use 10th, 11th year grades plus five standardized tests. This is ONLY to determine whether the student is top 12.5% of California’s graduating seniors.</p>
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<li>Individual UCs DO use freshman grades when reviewing gpa, class rank, and transcripts, ECs, etc. for their own admission decision of an applicant.<br></li>
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<p>From UCLA’s website: </p>
<p>"Here are some of the additional criteria we will use to evaluate your application: </p>
<p>The quality, content, and level of college prep courses you have taken throughout your <em>entire</em> high school program, especially coursework completed beyond the minimum courses required for eligibility to the University of California. " <em>emphasis mine</em></p>
<p>Is this a fair summary?</p>