<p>Hi,
I recently looked up the way UGA calculates GPA. Please correct me if I'm wrong. From what I was able to figure out, if your school already weights classes (ex. +10 Points for AP classes), then UGA does not add their weight (+.5 for AP classes) to your GPA. So, this means that if my school weights classes, then I am not able to get above a 4.0 according to UGA's GPA. This is because UGA will not add any weight to AP classes because my school already adds 10 points to AP classes. </p>
<p>Since I have read from various posters/UGA Honors Website that the average GPA for admitted Honors students was a 4.2, does this mean I now have no chance of getting into Honors b/c my HS adds weight to classes and UGA won't? </p>
<p>Any responses from experienced UGA posters (jenmarie, vig180, etc.) or anyone else would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>No. You still have a chance for Honors acceptance. Keep in mind that the average is just that: an average. There are Honors students with GPAs below 4.0.</p>
<p>Your weighted GPA is just one factor that Honors considers. If your unweighted GPA is in the high 3.X’s or 4.0 and you have high standardized test scores, you still have just as good a chance for Honors as applicants whose schools don’t weight grades. Best of luck with your application.</p>
<p>You can still get into honors. Even if you don’t get into honors before getting to UGA, you can apply after your first or second semester here (that’s what I did). There are certain requirements for that (namely that you have to have a 3.75 UGA gpa and take 15 credit hours, 14 of which have to be graded A-F). Just check their website for “collegiate entry” requirements. But you still have a chance.</p>
<p>just as a side comment…your school adds 10 points??? that’s a whole letter grade…</p>
<p>I’m not sure I understand: If your school adds 10 points, andyou recieve a 95 in an AP class, wouldn’t that bring your grade to a 105, enabling your GPA to top 4.0?</p>
<p>I don’t know why but for some reason the AP scale doesn’t favor those who make As in AP classes. One would think that a 95 in an AP class would be a 105, since that’s how it works for every other letter grade, but it’s not like that.</p>
<p>The same is true for GPAs as well. They’ll add the .5 to your grade so long as you don’t have an A in the class.</p>
<p>I’ve maintained straight As in high school, but somehow I only have a 4.313 weighted GPA when I’ve taken 7 APs and some honors classes.</p>