<p>No, of course not. But I’m international so I’m not sure how it translates to the GPA system. But certainly, not 4.0!</p>
<p>I have a 3.6. I had a 4.0 my freshman year and a 3.8 my sophomore year, but I switched schools and took a tougher schedule - and it’s kicking my behind for my junior year. I am struggling to raise my 3.6 to a 3.7 but in reality I think I’m struggling to maintain a 3.6.</p>
<p>I have a very low B in APUSH and a C in Calculus. Everything I do drops me lower. Auuuugh!</p>
<p>I had to chuckle when I read this thread. I graduated in 1992. I remember that in my homeroom class alone there was like 5 kids that had GPA’s of 4.60 from honors and AP classes. Me, I graduated with a GPA of 1.98. (525/634) My last CUM college GPA was 2.3, but I think that the university I applied to (and was accepted to) might have noticed that when I was serious about school my GPA was always above 3.0. </p>
<p>If Kent State accepted me with a GPA like that and they accept 83% of those who apply, then someone with a 3.7+ has got to be able to get into better schools.</p>
<p>okay number one…GPA ISNT EVERYTHING. i have a 3.17 and i’m doing quite fine. so don’t say your child isn’t getting into college…that’s just the wrong state of mind. even my college counselor told me i wouldnt get into my schools and so far i’ve only been rejected from 1 out of 9. </p>
<p>to all of you with lower gpas…have faith in yourself.</p>
<p>See, my school is pretty academically rigorous. I have a 3.4something and am just INSIDE the top half. That may make it sound like it’s easy to get good grades at my school, but at the same time there is rarely EVER anyone who graduates with a 4.0. I’ve heard that other schools usually have 10 valedictorians who graduate with 4.0s. But that doesn’t happen at my school. The majority of kids work hard, get their 3.6 and above grades, but it’s still too difficult to get a 4.0.</p>
<p>Also, my school is looked at differently than most colleges. They know that what may be a 3.4 at my school, would probably be worth a 3.7 at public schools. Just because my school is really difficult. </p>
<p>Oh, and also, you need a certain GPA to take Honors/AP classes at my school. Most require at least a 3.6 GPA. Which makes it impossible for someone w/ a 3.4 to take any honors. And APUSH requires a 3.8 with an essay, and they only let in about 25 students.</p>
<p>So I don’t think that looking at weighted/unweighted/class ranking gives you a really good idea of the academic standards of a school. You look at my GPA/Class ranking and think it’s an easy school, and that I’m a slacker.</p>
<p>I know exactly what you’re saying cherielia. I go to a private Catholic school and I have around a 3.78 and I’m also just inside the top half of students, so my rank isn’t too good. We also have a similar process with the honors and AP courses…must have a 93 or better with a teacher recommendation to take those classes. I feel your pain! haha</p>
<p>Cherielia, I’m sorry, I did not mean to imply that your school is any less academically rigorous then the school my daughter attends because I’m sure that’s not the case. I guess it was more a case of frustration that everything I read on this discussion board, that without a 4.4 or 4.5 GPA you might be lucky if you get into the local community college. Colleges know the quality of students coming out of programs like IB and APUSH, AP and so on, it’s outstanding… Colleges, that’s what they do, they look at at the complete picture, grades both weighted and unweighted, ranking, types of courses offered and make decisions based on the entire picture, and not one or two just part of it.
The point I was trying to make in response to Juillet’s statement (which if thought was a great one) is that a GPA of 4.0 from one school can’t possibly be measured against 4.0 from another schools, that is something that I agree with 100%. What I don’t agree with her about, is trying to determine the students academic abilities by just the class ranking or unweighted GPA’s alone is not possible. I loved Juillett’s argument, but I just don’t agree with every part of it.
As far as my daughter ranking 33 of 582, with a 3.29 unweighted GPA, well that’s still a 4.0 weighted GPA, and thats what shows on her transcript, hope this puts it in perspective, 32 other students at her school are equal to or better then a 4.0.
One other I really apologize, if for any reason you felt attacked by my earlier post, that truly was not my intent.</p>
<p>Oh no, I didn’t mean to sound atttacked, because I didn’t feel attacked at all. I just wanted to explain the case at my school, and how you need to look at the bigger picture when figuring stuff like this out. Just putting another perspective in there.</p>
<p>Hell no! I don’t know what my GPA is exactly but it’s safe to say that it definitely isn’t a 4.0. Plus, schools won’t only look at your GPA so I don’t think anyone should be discouraged by a slightly lower GPA than the average CC user.</p>