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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No reputable college accepts/considers a “weighted” GPA. It’s a public school gimmick and elite colleges are well-aware. They look at GPA and rigor of course load. If they are unfamiliar with a school, they will give greater consideration to APs as these course are standardized across the country. It’s the only reliable standardized measurement left for public schools if the SAT/ACT is out or optional. Private schools are typically easier to judge rigor unless they are new or tiny. [/quote]

Do private schools not weight GPA for APs?[/quote]

No. They don’t. And best privates are getting rid of APs all together. APs aren’t as good a regular courses, much less honors classes,  at schools like Sidwell, STA and Potomac. You are not very bright if you think rigor doesn’t matter to the top academic colleges.  [/quote]

This thread is about athletes. Schools look at GPA and SAT only, not rigor.[/quote]

Untrue in our case. My DC was in an IB (International Baccalaureate) program at a private school. The NESCACs and other highly selective schools (Swarthmore, Haverford) that were interested were delighted that DC was in that program. Coaches frequently asked about how many AP and IB courses were taken and what the grades were in those classes.[/quote]

Delighted and required are 2 different things. Yes, they would love to recruit a kid that will boost their overall GPA for the team. But they were not going to deny him a spot if he was not in an IB program and was a good player.[/quote]

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