Can someone help me out with re-calculating my GPA?

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<p>I've applied to UCF (and they've wait-listed me for the time being) and according to them, I have an academic GPA of 3.4 from my latter three years of high school. On another thread in here, someone suggested that resending my transcript after the end of the first semester might increase my chances, but I'm trying to figure out exactly how much of a boost that would give me.</p>

<p>As of right now, I am in 7 AP classes (so they're all considered "academic" courses by UCF standards and will all be counted into the calculation) and maintain a 4.325 GPA. Is there any way that I could combine that with my current 3.4 in order to get an idea of what my new GPA will be after the first semester? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Google “calculate my gpa”, from one of the sites there you can combine it</p>

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<p>I can’t find anything specific to help with my situation. I know my cumulative GPA as of right now for grades 9-11, I just want to add on my grade 12 semester 1 GPA. If you know of any sites that can do that, post the link please!</p>

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<p>You can find pretty potent GPA calculators online. Just do a search and you should run across several.</p>

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<p>But – online calculators might not work correctly because UCF only counts certain grades. OK, so – language is an academic elective. Does it count or not? What if I’ve taken extra science, does it count, or do they only count the 3 years required? What about the high school credits I took in middle school – will they be counted?</p>

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<p>Here is what is on the UCF site:
Specific high school course units are required for admission as a first-year student (an academic unit is a non-remedial, year-long course):
• 4 units of English (at least three with substantial writing requirements)
• 4 units of mathematics (Algebra I and above)
• 3 units of natural science (at least two with laboratory)
• 3 units of social studies
• 2 sequential units of the same foreign language
• 2 elective units, preferably from English, mathematics, natural science, social studies, or foreign language areas
Note: Satisfying minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to UCF.</p>

<p>How do you compute GPA’s for freshman applicants?
Grades in Advanced Placement, AICE, dual enrollment, honors, and International Baccalaureate courses will be given additional weight in the computation. Students will be required to submit official AP, IB, or AICE scores and dual enrollment transcripts prior to their application being finalized for enrollment.</p>

<p>Your GPA is recalculated based on the academic core courses (including English, math, science, social studies and foreign language). UCF uses a 4.0 grading scale, and also awards additional quality points for any weighted courses within the academic core. Courses marked as Pre-AP, Pre-IB, Pre-AICE, and Honors are given an additional .5 quality point.
Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Advanced International Certification of Education (AICE), and Dual Enrollment (DE) courses are given 1 additional quality point.</p>

<p>Yes, classes that you took in middle school that are given high school credit count, but if you have taken 6 math courses only 4 will count toward your UCF GPA - but you would probably have to check with admissions to see which 4 they are counting. Same goes for the elective units, you would have to check which elective units they count.</p>

<p>I would definitely resend your high school transcript after this semester as AP credit is weighted 1 point more, but keep in mind that your UCF GPA is only calculated on the 18 credits listed above. However, keeping a rigorous AP schedule the final year of high school will help your application just as much as sending your HS transcript. Admissions emphasized they WILL rescind acceptance if someone goofs off their last semester because they think they’ve already been accepted.</p>

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<p>Excellent answer, thanks!</p>