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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]#3 is essentially correct. This is the official language:

"For students who entered Grade 6 during or after the 2016—2017 school year, the final grade and credit earned for high school courses successfully completed while in middle school will be reported on the high school transcript, but will not be calculated into the
cumulative GPA/WGPA, unless the grade earned improves the student’s cumulative GPA/WGPA. If the course grade for a high school course taken in middle school improves the student’s cumulative GPA/WGPA, it will be applied automatically by MCPS. Parents/guardians may opt out of the automatic calculation by contacting the school counselor."

[url]https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikcra.pdf[/url][/quote]
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The reason that OP got different answers is because the policy has changed over time. This is the current policy and the calculation check is done after each semester when the transcript is updated.

However, the more important thing to understand is that the GPA and WGPA as presented on the transcript aren’t so critical that a couple of Bs will derail top 20 dreams. What is more important is the overall rigor of classes (AP/IB get the same 1 point boost as Honors), what course and grade level the Bs were in, and what major a kid is applying to. Colleges will recalculate GPAs with their own internal processes considering whatever they deem important. [/quote]

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