<p>Is the mid year report 100% required? I understand that USC likes them and they are highly encouraged, but are they 100% required? I know that in past years USC would send out a request that thus made it required for the recipient of said request to submit the grades. So, the question is, this year besides the fact that USC likes/encourages a mid year report, is it 100% necessary without a specific request (email/letter whatever)? Thanks for any responses.</p>
<p>We have had a few (dozen) threads on this topic in recent years, but with the new and the “improved” (crappy) search function it is no longer possible to find anything (sorry for my negativity, but I have given plenty of time now to become accustomed to the new search function, and “crappy” is the only word that fits 
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<p>SO, I’ll post my 2 cents on this one:</p>
<p>-If you have good/great grades (similar to or better than the grades with which you applied), submit them as soon as possible.
-If you have less-than-good/great grades, wait for a specific request.
-If your grades are requested, submit them (no way around this - sorry) when requested.</p>
<p>An important note: now that USC uses the Common App, it may not be within your control. Many school counselors automatically submit mid-year reports through the Common App to colleges. For those worrying that not receiving a mid year grade report request “means” something, it may simply be that your school has already submitted one.</p>
<p>If you look in your online portal, there is a place to input all of your midyear classes and grades. We didn’t receive a specific request, but in one of the communications from USC, it said that if you haven’t already submitted midyear grades, go to the portal (can’t remember the name of it) and enter them. I don’t think it is optional or at least it didn’t seem that way.</p>
<p>What about Concurrent classes at a college, they don’t automatically get sent by the HS through common app. My guess is just wait for a request and submit if if requested. The grade is an ‘A’, but dont want to go through the trouble of requesting it through the college.</p>
<p>Scan and upload a copy of your report card (…or save/upload the online grade report) and submit it. If the grade in a college class is an A, that is something you would want the admissions committee to know asap.</p>
<p>@alememon, good point. I will let my son know.</p>