Question about GPAs over 4.0

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Schools all recalculate the gpa….
Don’t worry about it

This

Schools don't have time to read applications, let alone plug all the kiddos grades in a calculator. Some (if not all) schools send rank in class or note that the kid is top 10% of the class, which is way better criteria than a GPA which is not apples to apples across all schools

Actually most high schools don’t rank anymore.

So essentially applying to college is just a lottery. How do colleges tell students apart when everyone has above a 4.0 and they are not ranked?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools all recalculate the gpa….
Don’t worry about it

This

Schools don't have time to read applications, let alone plug all the kiddos grades in a calculator. Some (if not all) schools send rank in class or note that the kid is top 10% of the class, which is way better criteria than a GPA which is not apples to apples across all schools

Actually most high schools don’t rank anymore.

So essentially applying to college is just a lottery. How do colleges tell students apart when everyone has above a 4.0 and they are not ranked?

They look at the actual transcripts and actual rigor of course load.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MoCo is a +1.0 for honors, advanced, and AP and DE.
So
4 core classes plus World language gets you 4.6+ before you add weighted electives.

In Virginia, that would be a 4.3+

Yep, it’s nuts. My MCPS kid started junior year this year with a 4.83 GPA, with only 3 APs under their belt. The rest was the honors bump.

But I can’t imagine anyone in admissions would see that GPA on an MCPS transcript and think my kid was some kind of academic prodigy. They know.

I was wondering how UMD could claim that its incoming class had an average GPA of over 4.3. My kid in APS has taken 11 APs and as of 1st quarter senior year is sitting on a 4.29 weighted with a 4.0 unweighted.

11 APs out of 21 classes would be over 4.5 weighted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools all recalculate the gpa….
Don’t worry about it

This

Schools don't have time to read applications, let alone plug all the kiddos grades in a calculator. Some (if not all) schools send rank in class or note that the kid is top 10% of the class, which is way better criteria than a GPA which is not apples to apples across all schools

Actually most high schools don’t rank anymore.

The counselor report on the common app includes a question for subjective rank:
1% 5% 10% etc.

[Anonymous]

My son in MCPS took a dozen AP classes starting in 9th grade and had a 4.67 wGPA. ACT 35.
If you want to prove to colleges that you've mastered the essentials, take the standardized tests. Otherwise, you'll just have to rely on how they recalculate the GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo is a +1.0 for honors, advanced, and AP and DE.
So
4 core classes plus World language gets you 4.6+ before you add weighted electives.

In Virginia, that would be a 4.3+

Also these days every class in MoCo is honors to make sure kids don't feel bad

That is so not true. Stop spreading untrue info

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo gives a 1 point bump for honors.
DCPS gives a .5 bump for honors and a 1 pt for AP

Are you KIDDING me?

My kid's GPA would be way higher if we lived in MoCo!

I know the colleges know this, but seriously ... it's a bit crazy. We get .3 for honors and .5 for AP.

Ask Jeff Selingo…the gpas are recalculated.

Yes language matters but an A in spanish does not have the same weight as an A in APUSH….
Core subjects have higher weight…
Ask on college confidential

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Schools all recalculate the gpa….
Don’t worry about it

This

Schools don't have time to read applications, let alone plug all the kiddos grades in a calculator. Some (if not all) schools send rank in class or note that the kid is top 10% of the class, which is way better criteria than a GPA which is not apples to apples across all schools

Actually most high schools don’t rank anymore.

The counselor report on the common app includes a question for subjective rank:
1% 5% 10% etc.

Yes but many privates refuse to complete it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo gives a 1 point bump for honors.
DCPS gives a .5 bump for honors and a 1 pt for AP

Are you KIDDING me?

My kid's GPA would be way higher if we lived in MoCo!

I know the colleges know this, but seriously ... it's a bit crazy. We get .3 for honors and .5 for AP.

Ask Jeff Selingo…the gpas are recalculated.

Yes language matters but an A in spanish does not have the same weight as an A in APUSH….
Core subjects have higher weight…
Ask on college confidential

Schools have something like this:
https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

[Anonymous]

Here's some data for you:

31 letter grades total: 19 A, 9 A-, 2 B, 1 B-, 2 P/F
Had 2 classes in 8th grade with HS credit- Math and Language
Took 1 summer class- Alg 2 HN
9 Honors classes with .5 bump
9 Electives and Language classes with no bump
11 classes with 1.0 bump
2 classes P/F, neutral
Applied ED, GPA at application was 4.24 with 5 AP Courses, 1 DE by end of 12th grade
GPA at graduation was 4.39 with 6 AP, 1 DE in 12th grade
Total of 11 AP and 2 DE Courses, Scored 4s and 5s on AP tests
Credit transferred for college= 43 credits

[Anonymous]

My DD had over 15 APs and took them all during the (public) school year. At the time of college apps junior year, she had a 4.9. She did not do all 4 yrs of HS in VA for the record so before anyone comes at me with how or why she took so many, she started freshman year with APs at her previous HS.

Also GPAs are recalculated by the college reviewing. Every school has their unique way of reviewing GpAs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD had over 15 APs and took them all during the (public) school year. At the time of college apps junior year, she had a 4.9. She did not do all 4 yrs of HS in VA for the record so before anyone comes at me with how or why she took so many, she started freshman year with APs at her previous HS.

Also GPAs are recalculated by the college reviewing. Every school has their unique way of reviewing GpAs.

Are you saying 15 APs by the end of her junior year, or at the time of graduation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD had over 15 APs and took them all during the (public) school year. At the time of college apps junior year, she had a 4.9. She did not do all 4 yrs of HS in VA for the record so before anyone comes at me with how or why she took so many, she started freshman year with APs at her previous HS.

Also GPAs are recalculated by the college reviewing. Every school has their unique way of reviewing GpAs.

Are you saying 15 APs by the end of her junior year, or at the time of graduation?

18 at graduation.

[Anonymous]

OP. I asked this same question when my oldest was in 10th grade and I began looking at this board. I was so confused how students could have over a 4.0 average. Now I know - every distract calculates things differently. But the colleges recalculate and their websites will describe their methodology (and if you can’t find the info just call and ask - they seem to be fine about disclosing).

It also threw me off to realize how many AP kids in other districts are taking. But that matters only in the context of your kids’ own high school. So as long as they are taking a good portion of their schools most rigorous courses, don’t stress about your kiddo not having 15 APs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo is a +1.0 for honors, advanced, and AP and DE.
So
4 core classes plus World language gets you 4.6+ before you add weighted electives.

In Virginia, that would be a 4.3+

Also these days every class in MoCo is honors to make sure kids don't feel bad

Yeah - I know a few MoCo kids with GPA's over 4.5 and SATs just at 1300. If it was one - I would say a bad test taker. Since it is more than one I think it is grade inflation.

There isn't grade inflation at our HS. They make you work for it.