<p>would top colleges care about a 0.1 difference in GPA?
would a person with a 4.0 unweighted GPA have a lot more chnace than those with 3.8~3.9??????</p>
<p>and how much does decrease in grade affect your admission.
i mean i had 4.0 both my fresh and softmore years, but now i might get a B+ or two which will bring this year's UW GPA to 3.85.</p>
<p>so i have Freshman: 4.0 Softmore:4.0 Junior: 3.85 (UW), 4.0 (W)
IS THIS BAD???????????? I have moved to a different school with a different grading scale.</p>
<p>rank matters a heck of a lot more than GPA.</p>
<p>Here's a no-brainer situation:</p>
<p>Applicant A has a 4.0 and is valedictorian, but so are 8 other people in her class.</p>
<p>Applicant B has a 3.6 and is the sole valedictorian</p>
<p>what if school doesn't rank?</p>
<p>Then it won't make a critical difference in your application.</p>
<p>to HYPS MIT Stanford?</p>
<p>another thing to look at is the rigor of your courseload.</p>
<p>There are kids at my school with a 4.0 who have basically taken 2 semesters of physical education each year, some teacher aiding, basically a bunch of BS, while I have been taking every math and science course possible and am ranked lower than they are (unweighted)</p>