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Anonymous wrote:Can someone from Fairfax county explain what a 4.4 weighted translates too? Is it a 4.0 unweighted and how many APs to get to a 4.4?

NP. Through 11th grade DS has a 3.975/4.496. Two A- 6 APs, 1 post-AP

I don’t understand this. My DS took 6 APs through 11th grade and has never gotten below an A in any class. And yet, his weighted GPA is a 4.22. What is a post AP?

NP. Does your school give a .5 GPA boost for honors classes? My DD had 5 APs by the end of 11th. Two A-s and the rest As and that was 3.975/4.452.

No. They don’t offer them at all.

Some FCPS schools don’t offer honors?

My kids are in APS. But AP is weighted the same as FCPS. But no honors classes. Only intensified, but there’s no grade bump.

Is IB also weighted in Fairfax?

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone from Fairfax county explain what a 4.4 weighted translates too? Is it a 4.0 unweighted and how many APs to get to a 4.4?

NP. Through 11th grade DS has a 3.975/4.496. Two A- 6 APs, 1 post-AP

I don’t understand this. My DS took 6 APs through 11th grade and has never gotten below an A in any class. And yet, his weighted GPA is a 4.22. What is a post AP?

NP. Does your school give a .5 GPA boost for honors classes? My DD had 5 APs by the end of 11th. Two A-s and the rest As and that was 3.975/4.452.

No. They don’t offer them at all.

Some FCPS schools don’t offer honors?

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Anonymous wrote:DC is in! FCPS, 4.4 GPA & 1520 SAT. Strong ECs - leadership positions & 4 years of playing an instrument. 11 APs

CONGRATS! Very exciting for your DC.

Thanks! Appreciate the positive responses!

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone from Fairfax county explain what a 4.4 weighted translates too? Is it a 4.0 unweighted and how many APs to get to a 4.4?

NP. Through 11th grade DS has a 3.975/4.496. Two A- 6 APs, 1 post-AP

I don’t understand this. My DS took 6 APs through 11th grade and has never gotten below an A in any class. And yet, his weighted GPA is a 4.22. What is a post AP?

NP. Does your school give a .5 GPA boost for honors classes? My DD had 5 APs by the end of 11th. Two A-s and the rest As and that was 3.975/4.452.

No. They don’t offer them at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone from Fairfax county explain what a 4.4 weighted translates too? Is it a 4.0 unweighted and how many APs to get to a 4.4?

NP. Through 11th grade DS has a 3.975/4.496. Two A- 6 APs, 1 post-AP

I don’t understand this. My DS took 6 APs through 11th grade and has never gotten below an A in any class. And yet, his weighted GPA is a 4.22. What is a post AP?

NP. Does your school give a .5 GPA boost for honors classes? My DD had 5 APs by the end of 11th. Two A-s and the rest As and that was 3.975/4.452.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone from Fairfax county explain what a 4.4 weighted translates too? Is it a 4.0 unweighted and how many APs to get to a 4.4?

NP. Through 11th grade DS has a 3.975/4.496. Two A- 6 APs, 1 post-AP

I don’t understand this. My DS took 6 APs through 11th grade and has never gotten below an A in any class. And yet, his weighted GPA is a 4.22. What is a post AP?

I wonder if the difference is in how many honors or regular courses a high school offers outside of AP. My DS had 8 APs and 1 DE by 11th. 1 B+ (AP Physics), 2 A- (regular Latin) and the rest were As. He took 8 classes/year and honors wherever possible. But foreign language didn’t offer honors before AP, and accelerated math kids were in non-honors courses before AP Calc in 11th. Electives (2-3/year) were also unweighted. His GPA was a 4.24 at the end of junior year.

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Anonymous wrote:Alright, here you go:

Deferred, in state, GPA 4.38, 1510 SAT. No sports, 2 ECs, including mentoring.

Disappointed for sure, but has 2 other acceptances already, so will get over this. Not sure how RD will pan out.

I'm sorry to hear it. Which college within UVA?

Arts & Sciences.

Major? CS in A&S?

No, Economics.

Me again. Debating whether to ED2 to W&M, or take our chances with RD at both.

“Our” chances? You might want to step back a little.

What an inappropriate comment to someone who just heard disappointing news. Go away.

+1. Can't fix stupid.

Not stupid at all. When my kid was deferred ED “we” didn’t plan next steps. They did.

Congrats to the accepted students! My kid applied EA so need to wait.

Anonymous wrote:DC is in! FCPS, 4.4 GPA & 1520 SAT. Strong ECs - leadership positions & 4 years of playing an instrument. 11 APs

CONGRATS! Very exciting for your DC.

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Deferred, in state, GPA 4.38, 1510 SAT. No sports, 2 ECs, including mentoring.

Disappointed for sure, but has 2 other acceptances already, so will get over this. Not sure how RD will pan out.

I'm sorry to hear it. Which college within UVA?

Arts & Sciences.

Major? CS in A&S?

No, Economics.

Me again. Debating whether to ED2 to W&M, or take our chances with RD at both.

“Our” chances? You might want to step back a little.

What an inappropriate comment to someone who just heard disappointing news. Go away.

+1. Can't fix stupid.

Anonymous wrote:DC is in! FCPS, 4.4 GPA & 1520 SAT. Strong ECs - leadership positions & 4 years of playing an instrument. 11 APs

Wow, congratulations! That's excellent.

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Deferred, in state, GPA 4.38, 1510 SAT. No sports, 2 ECs, including mentoring.

Disappointed for sure, but has 2 other acceptances already, so will get over this. Not sure how RD will pan out.

I'm sorry to hear it. Which college within UVA?

Arts & Sciences.

Major? CS in A&S?

No, Economics.

Me again. Debating whether to ED2 to W&M, or take our chances with RD at both.

“Our” chances? You might want to step back a little.

What an inappropriate comment to someone who just heard disappointing news. Go away.

Thank you!
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-- "deferred" poster

It’s just that the schools are so different that going from a hard commit to one to a hard commit to the other is odd. I just hope it isn’t parent / prestige driven.

DC is in! FCPS, 4.4 GPA & 1520 SAT. Strong ECs - leadership positions & 4 years of playing an instrument. 11 APs

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone from Fairfax county explain what a 4.4 weighted translates too? Is it a 4.0 unweighted and how many APs to get to a 4.4?

NP. Through 11th grade DS has a 3.975/4.496. Two A- 6 APs, 1 post-AP

I don’t understand this. My DS took 6 APs through 11th grade and has never gotten below an A in any class. And yet, his weighted GPA is a 4.22. What is a post AP?