<p>I am a junior and this year, I totally underestimated how much AP and honors classes I could handle. I only took 1 AP and 2 honors classes! However, the vast majority of my grades this year have been A+'s (98% in the class or higher). A+'s have no effect on the GPA, and as a matter of fact, my school doesn't even give out weighted GPA's anyway. So, will colleges see these A+'s? Will they partially make up for my embarrassing lack of rigor?</p>
<p>Depends on what goes on your transcripts. At my high school, the +'s and -'s are visible, so my colleges knew which I classes I got an A in and which ones I got an A+ in. On the other hand, my sibling’s high school gives colleges number grades, so his transcript will numbers in the 90s rather than A’s.</p>
<p>It depends on your high school’s transcript policy and the college’s GPA methodology. However high grades won’t really make up for lack of course rigor -for top 20 schools. </p>
<p>I agree. It depends on your school; ask your counselor. Personally, at my school +/- is visible, but either way it shouldn’t make much of a difference.</p>
<p>For top schools, you need the most rigorous course load.</p>
<p>YES, if they can see +'s and -'s, there is a difference. -'s are, really, a HUGE difference from an A+ and somewhat of a difference from A’s. In short, + and - matters, but +'s won’t compensate for low course rigor.</p>
<p>They will see it on your transcript, but they may also ignore it if they recalculate your GPA. For my D, the A+ are shown but it still gives only 4.0 in GPA calculation anyway. Talk to your GC to see how is your class rigor compare to your peers. If your school offers many AP an honors classes, then it may not be rigor enough for you.</p>