<p>I went abroad and my credits transferred funny. I actually passed math but they changed it to look like I was RETAKING Ap Stats and then sent that out to U of C. They also gave me Bs in several classes that I had As in.</p>
<p>I don't want UC to look at those gardes and decide I just slacked off that year or that I messed it up. I get perfect As but they weighted several courses down because they didn't think they were up to 'Hersey standards'.</p>
<p>What should I do? My counselor is an absolute nutjob and says she will not send them a letter explaining this. I really don't want to get rejected!</p>
<p>Where did you go to school abroad? Do you have a copy of your grade report? Can you get one (quickly)? If your GC won't send an explanation -- something I would find sad and unfathomable, if my kid's principal hadn't had to order her GC to do something similar -- then you should definitely write a short letter saying what you did, what grades you got, and what happened so that isn't reflected on your official transcript. That letter should, if possible, have some documentary evidence attached. It doesn't have to be a big screed, but there really ought to be some explanation. And time's a-wasting.</p>
<p>It would be better, of course, if the letter came from your GC (who should have a little more free time now than in December). Definitely try to go over her head if she won't do it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions! The only problem is, unfortunately, that even my Austrian school weighted my courses so they show up wrong on their transcript as well!</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, I loved the exchange but if it's the reason my UC chances go down the drain then it was definitely NOT worth it.</p>
<p>Well, there's not much you can do about that. But I don't think colleges pay a whole lot of attention to weighting. They aren't interested in comparing you to some guy in your high school class who wants to be an auto mechanic. They're basically looking at a population of kids who all took challenging courseloads. And the weighting varies too much from high school to high school to be reliable. So I think most of the selective ones un-weight the transcripts they get.</p>
<p>If all you are worried about is the weighting applied, then don't worry about it.</p>
<p>You really need to fix this. I would contact the school directly and state in no uncertain terms that 'A' grades were turned in 'B' grades by a formula. Make certain that the person who reads your application gets note of this. In general, schools only expect grades to be weighted up, not down, and always with a very clear explanation why.</p>