<p>My school doesn't weight honors/AP classes so I can only base my chances off of my Unweighted GPA. I took AP US, AP Biology, AP English Language, and will be taking AP Chem, AP Government, AP Calculus, and AP Spanish next year. Is it okay to say that I have a 3.8 GPA or is a 3.76 GPA impressive as well? Thanks!</p>
<p>Rounding to the nearest hundredth is pretty customary. You should do that.</p>
<p>I highly doubt that 0.04 points in a GPA are going to make much of a difference. That being the case, be as honest as you can and report what your true GPA is.</p>
<p>Of course I’ll be honest, but is a 3.76 good enough for say, Brown or Swarthmore.</p>
<p>Maybe. It won’t bowl them over. It won’t rule you out completely, either.</p>
<p>In that sense, yes, it’s good enough. But it doesn’t make you any more likely to get in than anybody else in the applicant pool.</p>
<p>It’s a good GPA. I don’t really think GPA is that important once it’s past the threshold, and like I said, I believe you have passed the threshold. You’re essays, reqs, and E.C.s are what would make you more impressive. I think of GPA as part of the minimum requirement checklist (volunteer hours, SAT score 2100+/ACT 32+, GPA above 3.5 uw, at least AP Calc AB, etc.)</p>
<p>I agree with that principle, but I’d exclude “volunteer hours” from the checklist, and possibly AP calculus, too.</p>
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<p>It really depends on the competitiveness of your HS.</p>
<p>There are so many other factors, it’s hard to tell from a number if you’ll get in or not. It won’t make you, but it also won’t break you</p>
<p>I agree that a 3.76 (which is the same GPA I had in high school, and I got into Williams College, which is considered to be on the same standing as those Harvard and Yale, essentially) is “good enough” to hold you afloat through at least the quantitative aspect of the admissions prospect (if you have great test scores to boot). Plus, if you’ve got a hook (first gen, URM), I think you’ll stand a good chance. Just write an amazing essay and land some great recommendations, and I think you’re set. Are you planning on applying Early Decision or Early Action to one of your choices?</p>
<p>Also, I’ll add that my high school was EXTREMELY competitive. There were 898 students in my class, and a good >35% of them took rigorous course loads-I took all honors courses and APs (and all AP courses except for two were offered), except for Astronomy, which was not offered as honors and had to do with I wish to pursue in college. So it really all depends on the environment and what you’re doing to push yourself.</p>