Can I still get a 4.0 unweighted GPA?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>I got screwed by my counselor. He wouldn't let me take 2 math classes and made me pay $2,500 for a private Geometry course at a private school called math support. It was taught by college students who didn't know how to teach, so I got an 86. It wasn't my fault, they were a HORRIBLE school that does not deserve a license. We didn't even have textbooks.</p>

<p>So I got a B the first semester there. I'm a Freshman. Does that make it impossible for me to get a 4.0 unweighted GPA? I had straight As in all my classes actually at the High School. Is there a big difference between a 3.98 and a 4.0? I feel ****ed off that I could get an A in every single hard class I take from now on and in the end get screwed because of some stupid school. </p>

<p>Next year, I have:
AP Chemistry
AP Human Geography
AP European History
Spanish 2
Honors English
Honors Algebra 2/Trig</p>

<p>Should I take Journalism, too? It only counts as a 4.0. Is it a big EC?</p>

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<p>nothing is going to happen to you. heck, if you get a few more B’s nothing will still probably happen to you.</p>

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<p>there is virtually no difference between a 3.98 and 4.0 gpa. Columbia is not one of those schools that places so much weight on grades to the exclusion of other important factors.</p>

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<p>Most of the time, courses taken outside of your local school setting don’t factor into your GPA.</p>

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<p>^
OH SWEET. They factored it in for the school ranking at all, but Columbia won’t count it!</p>

<p>Hell yeah!</p>

<p>But what if I take AP Macro and Micro at the local Community College? Do those count? My school doesn’t offer them.</p>

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<p>I took several math and chemistry courses out of high school, but it’s by no means a prerequisite or guaranteer for admission. Think of courses outside of your school setting as quasi-extracurricular activities that allow you to pursue your passions. If you’re really passionate about math and economics, then by all means go ahead. However, courses at some community colleges are not up to par–class discussion is often nonexistant and simply acing tests gets boring about 2 weeks in.</p>

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<p>Think of the difference between a 4.0 and a 3.98 as the difference between a 2400 and a 2390. In other words, big deal.</p>

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<p>Yeah, don’t worry that much.</p>

<p>I had a 3.91 UW GPA and got in.</p>