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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not MCPS, but for our district the answer would be:  Yes

It is a cause of friction as kids not in the advanced academic programs have no chance to be in the top 10% of their HS class as they do not have as many weighted classes available to them, nor as early as kids in those STEM and IB programs.  Those programs are not pull out but integrated in the HS.  Academies within basically.

Our district:
Honors:  no bump
AP: 0.0488 bump for A, getting lower if B or C
DE: not sure

Highest I have seen in recent years:  5.1 GPA [/quote]

Yes, I am wondering if the difference between the highest weighted magnet GPA and the non-magnet students is significant. There seems to be a benefit to the magnet programs however, there is also a possibility of having a lower, weighted GPA because of the intensity of the program. A student in the general program could max out on AP/IB and honors courses, and still earn a high weighted GPA.[/quote]
In MCPS there is a 1.0 bump for Honors, AP, and IB classes. A kid could only ever take all Honors Classes and have the same WGPA as a kid with straight As in the IB magnet program. This is why schools have students enter their transcripts into the SRAR and then calculate academic strength with their own formula. It’s not worth overthinking this. Having a very strong academic record and only a couple of Bs is fine. After that, admissions decisions rely more on ECs and the rest of the applicant pool.[/quote]

Thanks. I read that UMD cares about WGPA and I really hope that my child is admitted because of financial reasons. Rationally I realize that there are no guarantees and DS should pursue the best HS education possible without worrying about college admissions but I am still anxious after reading posts on DCUM.[/quote]
UMD cares about actual strength of academic program especially in math and science if you are applying for Engineering or Computer Science, both of which are limited enrollment. As part of their application they have kids enter the whole transcript. They also definitely know MCPS schools and courses and have their own algorithm for assessing strengths besides WGPA. I teach in HS and every year have kids with 4.0 GPAs, but mostly Honors courses, who aren’t accepted (and are surprised by that) while students with worse GPAs but strong AP/IB classes get in.[/quote]

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