<p>Just curious... :D</p>
<p>Lots of people were not asked for mid-year grades with the formal letter. My S got one. Looking at it as a good sign. My D did not get one a couple of years ago and did not get in. My S just got accepted to UCLA and hoping for USC so he can have choices.</p>
<p>I was asked for it and have an okay GPa but stellar test scores, while my friend was not asked for it directly and has a great GPA but decent test scores, so don’t know what to make of that…</p>
<p>I did not get the letter but I submitted my grades before they even asked, so that might be why. I have a pretty weak GPA but my SATs are above USC’s average.</p>
<p>I got one as well, does anyone know what to make of it. Is it an indicator or a good sign? Ahh and will a 3.67 gpa my first semester senior year totally hurt my acceptance if I’m a borderline applicant because I heard the people who are asked for mid years are borderline applicants!
So scared! Please respond!!</p>
<p>i got one too…</p>
<p>I did not get asked directly, but if you were an applicant who applied before December 1st, they sent us the no scholarship letter which also asked for grades ASAP.
I understand, though, that this is different from the formal letter requesting them.</p>
<p>I really hope that it doesn’t indicate anything bad 
I love USC!</p>
<p>I have to think that not all kids receiving these requests are borderline. My s got into UCLA and has fabulous stats and received the request.</p>
<p>Well I’m sure students with high stats are still requested but I know students, personally that have relatively quite low stats who were also requested. I’m not sure what to make of that though.</p>
<p>It’s a mystery!!!</p>
<p>The other thought is that they may be considering some of the higher stats for scholarships and would like to see their semester grades before finalizing their decisions 
One can hope!</p>
<p>Haha, hopefully… its something gooooood! I mean, if they are sending out a formal letter, it means they are interested or we are borderline applicants right? Well, my thoughts anyways…</p>
<p>My school ends its semester earlier than most schools so I submitted the online grades very early and then the transcript. I received the letter and my stats are way below average. I honestly don’t think the letter for grades has anything to do with acceptances. Most students, at least on CC, who have been receiving the letter have STELLAR grades and test scores and are by no means “borderline” applicants. Also, USC wouldn’t bother sending the formal request to students who already have a track record of having 4.0s. Although it makes the most sense that borderline applicants would get the formal letter, too many clearly superb applicants have gotten the letter which debunks the borderline theory. I think you all need to relax and stop looking into it. Obviously a lot of people got the letter, do you really think all of them will get in. No.</p>
<p>Well honestly, I’m more curious as to what the grades/scores are of those who are NOT requested :)</p>
<p>I have not recieved a formal letter, 3.7 gpa</p>
<p>3.9 gpa, and I just got into UCLA and waitlisted at WashU. I didn’t receive a mid-yr request or a no scholarship letter and I live within an hour of USC, so I’m not sure what to make of this. (applied by Dec. 1st)</p>
<p>This is entirely my opinion, but I think if we received the letter, we’re accepted, but they want to check our grades of our first semester senior year to make sure we didn’t slack off, or we’re borderline. I don’t think USC would send everyone a mid year grades letter request…it sort of sounds unreasonable unless they are trying to confuse us…And it’s totally working.</p>
<p>Anyways, I know a fair amount of people who got the letters and they had decent stats. Not USCs level, but still have a chance. And I know people who are super stellar that got the letter!</p>
<p>All applicants not accepted in the January wave are requested to submit mid-year grades. The request appears on your online application status message.</p>
<p>alamemom, you shouldn’t have to be a broken record all by yourself. Mid-year grade requests, indeed, don’t signal rejection or acceptance. But for those NOT asked for them (and alamemom, there are some), please note, my son was never asked for mid-years and he was accepted last year (and was not a big scholarship winner). He also knows at least one person from last year who WAS asked and who was NOT accepted.</p>
<p>Haha! I DO feel like a broken record! They standardized the online status message this year and put a request for mid-years on everyone’s.</p>
<p>I guess with the standardized status messages, this year’s frenzy will be over what type of mid-year request - the “no scholarship” letter, the “formal” letter (??? guys, what isn’t “formal” about the “no scholarship” letter???), or just the online request. Throw into that the possibility that some counselors automatically send mid-year reports and the applicant doesn’t know that is the reason their grades weren’t requested…</p>
<p>If the past is our guide, mid-year grade requests in any form or no mid-year request has not been an indicator of acceptance or rejection. There are accepted and rejected examples in all categories.</p>
<p>As soon as this thread moves to page three this will all be forgotten…</p>
<p>:)</p>