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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they are on the high school transcript as high school classes and APS has said they count, [b]where do colleges say they recalculate?[/b] All I’ve seen is weighted and unweighted. That makes sense because for example APS does not give any weight to honors/intensified classes, only AP gets an additional quality point. Which I believe is different from other districts (and where I grew up).[/quote]

It's quite common for colleges to recalculate. You should check their admissions websites.

[url]https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2018-11-30/what-students-should-know-about-the-gpa-scale[/url][/quote]

Yes, many recalculate GPA, but not all. And some keep HS grades that were earned in MS classes as long as they are the primary academic classes (math/science/English/history/foreign language.)

Also as stated earlier, many if not most schools now, given the large volume of applications, have an automated initial screening process that is simplistic and numerical. For example, NYU got 100k last year, BU got 75k applications, UVA 48k, Tulane 45k, GWU & Georgetown each 27k. Your kid's prospects are in the hands of an algorithm, at least at first, not an admissions officer. [/quote]

Yeah, an algorithm that won’t count middle school grades.[/quote]

I'm telling you, as someone who looked into this for my kid, that is not true across the board. Some schools do recalculate, but some do not or do not exclude MS grades.[/quote]

The post said "man" not "all," but the vast majority of the schools regularly discussed on this board do recalculate.  I would not be shocked if some recalculate and include MS grades, but that goes counter to the underlying rationale for recalculating.[/quote]

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