<p>I'll be taking some AP classes over summer. Do colleges count that as part of your gpa and will they take it from any online school? I know UCs have a certain list but what about other schools? Is there a certain limit that they will accept from online?</p>
<p>Since there are over 2500 universities and four-year colleges in the U.S., plus another 1500 or so two-year colleges, there are a lot of cases in which “colleges” don’t all do the same thing. GPA is one such case.</p>
<p>Many colleges recalculate applicants’ GPAs using their own method, but many don’t. Obviously, the ones that don’t will not be incorporating any classes you’ve taken online into your GPA. They’ll just look briefly at the GPA that your high school reports. For the most part, these universities and colleges won’t be very interested in the number that is your GPA; they’ll be interested in reading your high-school transcript. And if you submit transcripts from online courses, presumably they’ll read those, too.</p>
<p>As for the institutions that do recalculate GPAs using their own methods, I don’t know the answer, but I strongly suspect that because they have their own methods, some will do one thing, and some will do another. </p>
<p>If you really want this information, your best bet is to ask the various colleges and universities that you’re considering applying to.</p>
<p>Or you could just put together an application that shows you in the best light possible, and then let colleges make their decisions. Because, really, they’re going to decide what they’re going to decide whether you ask them this question or not. That’s the advice I’d give my own kid if she asked.</p>