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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whitman’s guidance office distributed a document saying that WGPA is out of 5.0. No one gets a 5.0 due to required courses that are unweighted. Some kids get pretty close, though.[/quote]

I saw this in Whitman's guidance too but think it's BS, because of a 5.0 not being possible. 
My DS put 4.0 scale for his 4.6 WGPA. 
The AOs can figure it out!

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Yup
 I am the PP who said that the 5.0 doesn't make sense. My kids put theirs' out of 4.0. Both at Ivies now and both with excellent admits.

To the PP whose kid put 5.0, I wouldn't worry. As the other PP said, AOs will figure it out. They will all be familiar with mcps. [/quote]

Thanks. I am the poster who said I think it's BS. My kid is applying to an Ivy too. To those who used 5.0, don't worry. The AOs will figure it out because they get the school profile. Mine just didn't want to risk a truly green AO thinking the true scale is 5.0 (since some states have different scales). I figure any AO knows a 4.6 on a 4.0 scale indicates some rigor (and they have the transcript to determine what level). But there could be the occasional one that thinks 4.6 on a 5.0 scale does not. I'm sorry - you cannot say it's 5.0 if a 5.0 is not possible. I know most classes are weighted at Whitman (most of my DC's were). But not all - for instance, the PE requirement, and internships for juniors/seniors. So, it's NOT a 5.0 scale. 
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Are the internships unweighted?  DC has an internship and it’s really hard work.  That doesn’t seem right.[/quote]

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