<p>So I remember reading somewhere that some guy entered USC with so much credit he was classified as a sophomore, wasn't guaranteed housing for his second year, etc...is it possible for this to happen? I've taken the following</p>
<p>AP Euro: 4
AP Bio: 5
AP Lang: 5</p>
<p>This Year, will take </p>
<p>AP AP Calc
AP French Lang
AP Microecon
AP Macroecon</p>
<p>Intending to pass these, obviously</p>
<p>Also did 2 summer courses at the local CC...I think it says 6 credits for both of em. (3 each)</p>
<p>So yeah, basically, all these credits won't backfire on me will they?</p>
<p>I don't think so, my daughter has that many APs. She will not send her AP scores to USC until July. She gets housing assignment around May 15. So I think it won't be a double edged sword. I'm sure a lot of freshmen nowadays have taken tons of APs.</p>
<p>Thanks...that's what I thought, since this is by no means remarkable...everyone is stacked with AP classes these days...I'm not even sure where I read that, but it just freaked me out</p>
<p>Just a quick summary: 32 units is the most you can start with at USC as far as AP credit and college courses taken in high school. Besides some actually GE credit (for example- GE Cat. 1 is fulfilled by your AP Euro), there is a nice benefit of having those 32 units which starts 2nd semester. Students register in an order based on how many units they have and that can make a difference when trying to get the more desirable classes. </p>
<p>But there is one problem with having too many units that my S experienced last week when registering for next semester. Because of his units, he is classified as a junior and got a good registration time based on that although he just finished his freshman year. But when the time came that he could submit his registration, one class bounced back because it could only be taken by sophomores. He had to go to his advisor the next day to release this restriction. He was worried that the class would be filled within this time but luckily, he got the class. Strange glitch in the system.</p>
<p>Post the link if you do find where you read that.</p>
<p>I spent some time yesterday looking at the info on guaranteed housing for sophomores. Someone on CC had mentioned that coming in with too many credits as a spring admit could torpedo your chances for housing the second year, because you could be considered a sophomore already in the first semester. Turns out that's not a problem, according to USC policy. For housing purposes, any first year student currently in USC housing is guaranteed housing for the second year, without regard to the number of credits that first-year student has.</p>
<p>^ yes, unfortunately glitch that had to be corrected the next day. He wasn't the only one- some of his friends had a similar problem. Hopefully, they will figure out a permanent fix so no one else will have the problem.</p>