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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How the f do colleges take this into account when looking at applicants? They might as well just pull names out of a hat?[/quote] Or they 1)recalculate the GPA 2) consider standardized test scores If a student has a 4.0 UW and a 4.7+ W gpa and has SAT score 1550+, 800 SAT subject scores and a dozen 5s in AP exams that tells you the high GPA reflects the student’s true ability. At least I hope this is what is happening! The top colleges are aware that many private schools don’t weight GPAs and are very used to evaluating these students. I think it might actually be harder for a top public school student to stand out from above average students if there is a lot of grade inflation. So I hope they are looking for consistently high performance in grades and test scores. If a student gets an A in AP World History but gets a 4 on the AP exam that should be noted[/quote]
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