Application Confusion

<p>I’m trying to type in all my grades, but I’m confused: what does “term” mean exactly? My school runs on a quarter system – there are four quarters per school year. But I was told to only type in my semester grades. So what do I do with the “third term” and “fourth term”? I’m so confused. Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Are you sure it's a quarter system?</p>

<p>It doesn't sound like it. You are on a semester system if: a) quarter grades are not permanent; it can still go up or down before the end of the semester b) a quarter is not a complete segment of a course; there is no final every quarter.</p>

<p>If it is indeed a semester system, then you have only 2 terms. The others should be left blank.</p>

<p>Well quarter grades are permanent, but there are only finals at the end of each semester. So I'll do a semester system on the UC application. Thank you!</p>

<p>Really? Quarter grades show up on your transcripts? And the grading starts fresh at the beginning of every quarter?</p>

<p>If so, that's an interesting system you have there.</p>

<p>If the person that told you so is a school administrator, then I'd feel safe going with the semester system.</p>

<p>No, sorry, I guess I didn't explain properly. </p>

<p>We have four quarters, and for each quarter, we get an individual grade.<br>
At the end of both semesters, we take finals. The finals + the two quarter grades = semester grade.
The semester grades make up our transcript. </p>

<p>I ended up doing semester system on the UC application, so thanks for your help!</p>