Year over year GPA or Cumulative GPA that matters

[Anonymous]

Child at TJ - current senior. GPA - End of Freshman 4.214, Sophomore 4.343, Junior 4.636; Cumulative end of Junior: 4.36. Do the admission officers at UVA and Ivy look at cumulative or year over year and see increase in GPA?

[Anonymous]

Any idea what they weigh more

[Anonymous]

Wow. This is a new one. Chill out and stop obsessing- your kid feels it

[Anonymous]

The actual gpa does not matter. The number of As in the hardest courses matter.

The colleges recalculate GPAs using their own metrics. Course rigor and unweighted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The actual gpa does not matter. The number of As in the hardest courses matter.

The colleges recalculate GPAs using their own metrics. Course rigor and unweighted.

+1 you could have quite a few B’s and have a high GPA at some high schools that offer a lot of weighted courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The actual gpa does not matter. The number of As in the hardest courses matter.

The colleges recalculate GPAs using their own metrics. Course rigor and unweighted.

+1 you could have quite a few B’s and have a high GPA at some high schools that offer a lot of weighted courses.

Correct. They definitely don’t look at calculated weighted gpa each year. They will see the number of As vs Bs and lower and look for an upward trajectory both in grades and course rigor. Taking less rigorous courses in senior year is definitely looked down upon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Child at TJ - current senior. GPA - End of Freshman 4.214, Sophomore 4.343, Junior 4.636; Cumulative end of Junior: 4.36. Do the admission officers at UVA and Ivy look at cumulative or year over year and see increase in GPA?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Colleges by and large recalculate using their own formulas. In the end number of As in core courses will matter most.

[Anonymous]

Most students take similar courses, so GPA does matter. Admissions look at the cumulative GPA — a 4.36 is borderline for UVA, quite challenging for any Ivy, but strong enough for William & Mary.

[Anonymous]

Some schools like Stanford and Emory, don’t even look at freshman year. Same for the California schools. Pick a really strategic list.

And a very strategic major

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most students take similar courses, so GPA does matter. Admissions look at the cumulative GPA — a 4.36 is borderline for UVA, quite challenging for any Ivy, but strong enough for William & Mary.

Friends on the high school. That was my son’s gpa (uw 4.0) at a private and was admitted, and to 15 out of 16 schools. T10s/20s

[Anonymous]

^ Depends, not friends

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most students take similar courses, so GPA does matter. Admissions look at the cumulative GPA — a 4.36 is borderline for UVA, quite challenging for any Ivy, but strong enough for William & Mary.

This is only for TJ gpa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any idea what they weigh more

None of us know. We're all just anxious parents on here.

Logic would assume that an upward trajectory shows that the kid has more potential and growth to tap, and would builds confidence that kid would be able to handle college level classes. In contrast, a negative trajectory (downward grades) without a good explanation is not good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any idea what they weigh more

None of us know. We're all just anxious parents on here.

Logic would assume that an upward trajectory shows that the kid has more potential and growth to tap, and would builds confidence that kid would be able to handle college level classes. In contrast, a negative trajectory (downward grades) without a good explanation is not good.