USC SGR dropped class
hey everyone
i got a spring grade request from usc and i know that is usually a good sign but im a little worried about how my spring semester ended up looking
im currently a freshman at brown. calc 1 here is mandatory pass/fail so that is how it shows up on my transcript and i did that last semester, ended with a 4.0
this semester i also got a 4.0, but I dropped calc 2. the main reason was the shooting on campus in december. it happened in the same building where a lot of my lectures were held and after that going back into those large lecture halls was pretty difficult for me personally so i decided to reduce my course load and focus on the classes i felt i could do well in
i also took physics 1 pass/fail even though that was optional. the class was taking up a lot of time and with everything going on i felt it was the best way to manage my workload and protect my gpa, and it was my counselors recommendation too
in my two graded classes i earned a’s so i finished the semester with a 4.0 in all graded coursework
i also recently got a summer internship in construction management/business operations so i could tell my admissions officer about that
do you guys think it is worth sending my usc admissions counselor a short update explaining the dropped class the pass/fail decision and the internship or would that just draw more attention to something they may not care much about
thanks in advance