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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow! Does 4.0 uw mean the student never got below an A in high school? Im a parent of a ninth grader, who’s first two semesters were less than perfect. She pulled her grades up to a 3.8 average by some miracle. So she’s already shut out of uva? [/quote]

Sort of. No room for error. The system has gotten ridiculous.[/quote]

So sad!! 4.0 UW GPA is so unforgiving particularly if you are coming from a rigorous magnet HS with no grade inflation and taking on all AP/honors courses ...  UMich and UNC are similar too.[/quote]

It’s unforgiving period.  Teachers are people and they teach and grade differently. They  are human and have biases and preferences they aren’t even conscious of.  I don’t know how ANY kid gets a 4.0 without also navigating personalities and controlling their schedule with that in mind too. It’s not just about working hard, it’s about controlling your schedule and also getting lucky.   You pick French in 8th grade but the 11th grade teacher doesn’t do As- you can’t control that. Thais kind of thing happens all the time. I have no idea how anyone gets an UW 4.0 without a ton of luck.[/quote]

Agree. The kids I know with a 4.0 have studiously avoided certain classes and teachers. They’re clever and very intentional. They will drop down in rigor if they know the rigorous class has a tougher teacher. They will take AP classes in things they are not necessarily interested in because it’s an easy A. Etc.

Mind you, this WORKS. Colleges like to see 4.0’s.  Students are smart and catch on quickly on how to play the game. [/quote]

There are countering experiences to every thing posted like this on a range of topics. Our 4.0 UW kid had the AP Physics, AP Chem, the AP English classes and the histories. The BC Calc in 11th, the DiffEQ in 12th. So the sweeping statements are just not applicable to all successful UVA applicants.

Was it unforgiving? Yes. Were there difficult graders and personalities along the way? Yes.[/quote]

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