<p>Reading some of these threads, I'm getting a little scared at my chances of entering USC. Tell me what you think.</p>
<p>GPA - 4.01 weighted (Not sure how to do unweighted), our weighted GPA is on 5.0 scale, where 5.0 is a 97+ for AP classes.</p>
<p>SAT - 760 Math, 690 verbal, 720 writing</p>
<p>extra-curriculars - varsity tennis, NHS, various clubs</p>
<p>It's tough to say without an unweighted GPA. The USC website says their median unweighted GPA for 2006 admitted students was 3.8 and I have heard that their median SAT I was 2100. That would put you in good shape from the SAT score, but tough to tell for the GPA.</p>
<p>Your stats are in there but you never know. I don't think you're are a shoo-in but not an easy rejection either. Lots will depend on where you live, the school you are applying to, and the strength of your leadership, ec's, recs and essays.</p>
<p>Similar stats here: 4.1 weighted, 2210 SAT, good ec's and recs. But did not receive scholarship so now waiting for 4/1 decision.</p>
<p>To do unweighted (or, at least, the most basic unweighted) follow these guidelines:
on your transcript, every
A = 4.0
B = 3.0
C = 2.0
D = 1.0</p>
<p>then add them all up, one for each class you've taken (by semester, it doesn't matter if your school does block or not), and divide that number by the number of classes on your transcript-- that's your unweigted GPA</p>
<p>I'm not from the US, so I don't know how marks and GPAs work there, and I have a question. What percentage ranges are As and Bs and Cs? (I would assume it varies from school to school, but in general.)</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>90-100 for A
80-89 for B
70-79 for C
60-69 D
<60 F</p>
<p>It does vary considerably, however.</p>
<p>90-100=A
80-89=B
70-79=C
60-69=D
59-0 = F</p>
<p>to do it more accurately, factor in Plusses and minuses... for all of these ranges, 0-2=(-), 3-6=( ), and 7-9=(+). i.e.</p>
<p>91=A-
84=B
79=C+</p>
<p>A=4.0
A-=3.7
B+=3.3
B=3
B-=2.7
C+=2.3
C=2
C-=1.7
D+=1.4
D=1
D-=.7
F=0</p>
<p>Thanks, I understand now.</p>
<p>doesn't this unweigted system basically appeal to the lazy bums that just take all regular courses and get A's? That's why our school doesn't even care about unweighted, everything is based on weighted. Btw, our school is one of the most competitive in the nation, there are about 1200 in our class and I'm about top 10%.</p>
<p>To be honest, my unweighted GPA would be pretty low according to those standards, they would be nowhere near 3.8, as I'm taking almost all Ap and honors, and have B's, but I've never ever gotten a C in my life.</p>
<p>I just called USC admissions to ask how they calculate (re-calculate) high school grades for admissions purposes. The counselor said they do not release that information! I had heard in the past that they calculate only unweighted grades but they do add in plusses and minuses. I asked the counselor if that was true and (he got very impatient) said they do not count plusses and minuses for fresman applicant admission (they only use plus and minus calculations for current students) but he would not tell me anymore. (They are very testy right now!)</p>
<p>pingchu-
Although USC only looks at unweighted, they definitely take in account strength of classes. It would be unfair to look at weighted because different schools give different weights to the same classes. E.g. our school does not give extra weight to honors classes, only to AP's. Another local high school gives extra weight to all honors classes. It would be very unfair to compare our weighted gpa's.</p>
<p>I think the most fair way to look is unweighted BUT WITH the list of classes right next to it when they look. Even that can be unfair because classes at one school can be harder than at another. I called USC a while ago about this (because our high school is VERY competitive) and I was told not to worry about it, that their counselors know all the high schools and their profiles.</p>
<p>I don't see how USC can incorporate in the pluses and minuses...</p>
<p>my school doesn't even have those. An 89 is the same as a 79.999, just a "B" on the transcript</p>
<p>Just go to your guidance councelor's office tomorrow and ask for a copy of your unweighted GPA.</p>
<p>Whoah whoah whoah wait just a minute...are you tellin me that at y'all's schools they count 60-69 as a D? Whoah, at our schools it runs like this:
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
74-79 = C
70-73 = D
69 or below = F</p>
<p>Yes, but like I said the scales vary considerably. Some grant A's to only 93 and above, so yours isn't too bad. :)</p>