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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I only mention UW on here.  You can't compare FCPS, APS & MoCo b/c they are so different.  Our different HS's can't even be compared b/c the weighting is based upon availability of classes for each grade.[/quote]

Sorry but if you just compare unweighted then a kid who earns all As in only basic math and non honors or AP/IB classes would stack up evenly with a kid who has all As taking 12IB/AP classes and highest levels of math. But that doesn’t remotely paint an accurate picture of who the student is or the degree of depth or rigor they have engaged in and are prepared to tackle in college. (Not taking away that a student who gets all As should be proud of that achievement and effort no matter what the course—but pretending those two students are on par with one another academically does not compute.)[/quote]

Actually no.  The colleges look at the rigor apart from the UW GPA so the two students would not stack up evenly or be on par.  The UW GPA is the better measure.  I will say that particularly with private schools that have no AP courses, rigor is assessed by the school itself and the competitive peer group. [/quote]

Not all colleges. Less competitive colleges often just use the GPA printed on the transcript. Private school kids sometimes get tripped up on this when they apply to schools they think are safeties. [/quote]

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