Couple of Transcript Questions

[emmacat1234]

<p>Hi! I have a couple of questions about transcripts that I can't seem to find answers for. I would really appreciate some help!</p>

<p>First, what do colleges look at on my transcript? I have heard mixed things such as they look only at junior year, they don't look at freshman year, or they even look at all 4 years. What is really true?</p>

<p>Also, how much does an "upward trend" count for? My trend: 3.2, 3.3, and 3.8. I'm expecting higher senior year. Will colleges look at this as a positive thing?</p>

<p>Finally what how much can a high weighted gpa help? My UW gpa is a 3.4, but my weighted gpa is 4.2+ because I take all honors and aps. Will this help?</p>

<p>Thanks!!!!!!</p>

[emmacat1234]

<p>Anyone? 10 char</p>

[4kidsdad]

<p>Most colleges do their own GPA calculation base on your transcripts.</p>

<p>Most of them don’t do weighted GPA; some of them do the core GPA.</p>

[emmacat1234]

<p>I understand that schools are different, but there has to be a general rule for it. I appreciate the response, but it didn’t really answer my other two questions.</p>

[4kidsdad]

<p>It really depends on the college. You should be able to find it on the schools’ websites.
For examples: Univ. of Georgia, see
<a href=“https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/first-year-admission-criteria.txt[/url]”>https://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/first-year-admission-criteria.txt&lt;/a&gt;

High School Grades Carry the Most Weight
We make no bones about it: more than any other single factor, the grades that you earn in your high school courses play the most important role in determining your competitiveness for admission to UGA. Since there are so many different grading scales, not to mention weighting methodologies, we recalculate a GPA for every first-year applicant based only on academic courses taken in the five core areas (with the addition of AP Art and Music Theory courses). Using a standard 4.0 scale [see chart], we convert each grade earned according to the grading scale in use at your high school at the time the course was taken.</p>

<p>Additionally, if a weight is not already added to an individual grade, we raise by the equivalent of one half-letter grade (0.5) each grade earned in an AP or IB course. Unlike nationally- or internationally-normed AP and IB curricula, there is no standardized methodology for the designation of Honors courses. Consequently, it is UGA’s policy not to add any weight for these courses when recalculating a student’s GPA for admission. We do consider the number of Honors courses a student takes, however, when determining the rigor of his or her overall curriculum.

UGA weights your GPA, but doesn’t consider the"trend", except

Additionally, any grades of D or F on your transcript— especially in your junior or senior year—would be cause for concern on the part of our Admissions Committee and should be addressed in your application.

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