Cornell GPA Calculation?

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<p>Does Cornell re-calculate GPA, and if it does, how does is it done?
What courses would Cornell leave out? All my core classes are 5-8 credits.</p>

<p>Also, I plan to submit an essay talking about the research I did in sophomore year. However, due to not-so-great documentation, I only actually received an 87 and an 86 for research over the course of two years, but I did get recognition at a state science research competition, and the courses were only one credit each. Is it worth mentioning/explaining my grade in my essay, or should I just not comment on it?</p>

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<p>What would you explain? If you don’t want it in your main essay you can put in the additional comments box. Yes, the admissions team will recognize that an 86 in ‘research’ doesn’t mean as much compared to your core classes. If you want to explain “I accidentally neglected to submit proper documentation two years in a row, so I received a lower grade than I hoped for” I don’t think that would help you very much.</p>