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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Unweighted GPA’s seem to be the gold standard when measuring students. Even scholarships and merit use UW GPA.[/b] So, if that’s the case, is rigor for nothing? Outside of the top 30 colleges, are students better off mixing in easier classes and sweeping up with A’s?

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Not true. At all. A lot of public schools use unweighted GPA for admissions and automatic merit aid. Rigor absolutely matters. A B in an AP class has the same mathematical value as an A in the base version of that subject but has more value during the assessment process.[/quote]

Can you share schools that use weighted GPA’s for scholarships?[/quote]

Don't have a list but anecdotally, Alabama comes to mind for scholarships. I recall another college (USF, I think) telling us that they base scholarships on weighted GPA and SAT combo. You can check out the websites of colleges you are interested in and their formula for automatic merit aid.
Indiana Business school is direct admit with a 3.8 GPA. This can be any GPA (weighted/unweighted) as long as it is the one reported on the transcript.
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