<p>I took advanced science and math courses in Junior High, which calculated into my GPA but were unweighted because I took them in Junior High. This, my four semesters of Theatre, and six semesters of required unweighted courses took my GPA down, even though every academic class was Honors/AP when possible. If I made an A in every course on my transcript, I wouldn’t even rank in the top 15 of the 650 students in my class, whereas someone who didn’t take courses as challenging would end up Valedictorian. Supposedly the district is going to start calculating AP higher than Honors classes, but it’s too late for me. :(</p>