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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]AP US history, AP Chem, AP Physics EM, AP World History, AP comp sci, AP stat and prob, AP psychology AP Calc [/b]

He also did dual enrollment at local cc, so those classes were waited - Eng 101 and 102, Bio 101, 103 and 104 (anatomy), Ethics, and Phil 101.

He graduated with a 4.6 weighted GPA[/quote]

Thank you! To future posters, this is the kind of info I'd like to see. Not something generic like "every subject."[/quote]

It helps you how?[/quote]

Filling gap for senior year. This year is pretty much done. Depending on admissions deadlines, there is some potential to have [b]first quarter grades senior year factored into GPA[/b], right? I had discouraged DC from overloading on APs but now see the impact with a lower GPA. [/quote]

[b]No. Schools on a quarter system compute GPA only after a semester.[/b]

They will, however, provide the most recent report cards.

If your kid is applying to a school that does 'holistic' admissions (eg NOT a giant school like Ohio State), they will consider more than just the GPA, but actually look at the courses he took and the grades received. At this point there is little your kid can do to change his GPA, but assuming that his grades have been on an overall upward trajectory, I wouldn't obsess over it.

What your kid can do now: Target schools that make sense. Work hard on the essay. Choose teachers to write recommendation letters early and wisely. Apply to a couple of reaches, and focus most of your effort on identifying safeties and matches (this last bit applies to every kid in high school now).

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This is NOT true. STOP speaking in generalizations. My kids' school is on the quarter system and a new GPA is calculated each quarter.[/quote]

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