<p>Hi, i have approximately a 3.4 unweighted and 3.9 weighted gpa and a 1480 CR+M score. I was wondering if it is possible for me to be accepted to the honors program.</p>
<p>Can you visit? Why don’t you talk to someone there? I can’t say for sure, but I do know that they carefully read all those annoying essays, so strong essays will help, especially if you have something special in your ECs or interests. That’s definitely a strong SAT.</p>
<p>That is a low GPA for honors but might matter what types of courses you are taking and how grades are figured. For instance, SC has a uniform grading scale for HS and if you are in SC your GPA here would indicate you probably aren’t taking many AP/IB classes since those are weighted up to 5.8 for 100%. But some districts/states don’t give you any bumps for honors/AP or just for AP. It’s worth seeing what your GPA is when recalculated by USC. Not sure how they do it since all the stats seem to give weighted GPAs but reading other posts from OOS students, it looks like they do.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response! Could you provide me with the scale they use so that i could calculate my GPA for the school?</p>
<p>I truly don’t know and don’t know if they include all courses or if they ignore PE, etc. I would ask someone in admissions.</p>
<p>I recalculated my GPA based on this back when I was a senior in high school and I think my recalculated GPA would have been something like a 3.8 (I think) compared to public school SC students, whereas my school had me at a 3.4, so it can make a huge difference.</p>
<p><a href=“https://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs-services/131/documents/SCUniformGradingPolicy.pdf”>https://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs-services/131/documents/SCUniformGradingPolicy.pdf</a></p>
<p>Here’s what I posted on another thread … my 2 students were just admitted in the past 2 years and we were told they only calculate based on specific “core” classes (listed below):</p>
<p>Here’s a link to the general requirements from the USC website.
<a href=“Apply Now - Office of Undergraduate Admissions | University of South Carolina”>Apply Now - Office of Undergraduate Admissions | University of South Carolina;
<p>What we were told by admissions was that they only use the classes listed here - and add 1 extra point for either honors, AP or IB course (all upper levels are treated equal). They do not figure in any other classes outside of these core classes, BUT all these classes are required. See the link for more details on the specific courses. So for example, using the 4 point scale, if you have a B in Honors Algebra II, then that is 4 points instead of 3 had it not been an honors course. Likewise, if you have a B in AP Calc AB, then it is still 4 points instead of 3 for a ‘regular’ class where a B is typically 3 points.</p>
<ul>
<li>4 English</li>
<li>4 Math</li>
<li>3 Lab Science</li>
<li>3 Social Studies</li>
<li>2 Foreign Lang (same lang.)</li>
<li>1 Fine arts</li>
<li>1 Academic elective</li>
<li>1 Physical ed</li>
</ul>
<p>As far as Honors College, here is the profile for 2013 and most likely is a bit higher for 2014:</p>
<p>Profile: 2013 South Carolina Honors College Class
Class Size: 411
Average Weighted Core GPA: 4.66
Interquartile SAT* Score: 1390-1465 (Reading and Math only)
Interquartile ACT Score: 31-33 </p>
<p>Thanks everyone @coleman4 just a few clariying questions.
In our school gym and electives dont factor into gpa, these factor in here?
If so they only choose one of my gym classes or electives? How do they choose?
Same question with foreign language.<br>
Thanks for the help. </p>
<p>At this point, I’d really advise calling and speaking with admissions counselor. They are in best position to tell the you the official answers to your questions.</p>
<p>I agree with scmom12 - call an advisor and ask those questions. I’m just a parent so I wouldn’t be able to answer questions about specific circumstances. What I copied is directly from the website and what we were told by admissions during their presentation while on a college tour there. </p>
<p>You should consider going on one of those college tours too. They are very informative and helpful. In fact, my D & S both said it was the most useful tour they’d experienced… and we’ve been on several up and down the east coast! </p>