<p>At our school G/T shows up as H on our schedules and transcripts. This is most certainly unfair. If I were to take honors as opposed to gifted I would have straight A's. For it to show up the same on my transcript makes me upset. Does your school do the same thing? How can I go about changing it?</p>
<p>Is your school's G/T program considered by the school to be more difficult/at a higher level than the honors program? If so, you should talk to your GC and others if needed to try to get that changed.</p>
<p>If your school considers G/T to be at the same level as honors (even if that isn't really the case) there isn't much you can do about it (except perhaps advocate for future change that probably won't help you personally).</p>
<p>It's much, much more difficult. And it's weighted the same. We need some kind of recognition.</p>
<p>You still haven't said whether or not your school considers it to be a higher track (I'm guessing they don't, since they're weighted the same, but some schools weight honors and AP the same so... ::shrug::.</p>
<p>I'm a G/T teacher (at the elementary level) but I know that many districts do things different ways when it comes to G/T, honors, etc. In one district I worked in you had to qualify for G/T to take AP classes. Others that has not been the case. I would go ask whoever is responsible for computing GPA about the weighting situation. In many schools this would mean going to the counselor's office. Do not approach it from an accusatory standpoint, but ask why G/T classes carry the same weight as the others you mentioned. There may be an acceptable answer. It may also be that it's the way it's always been done and no one has ever questioned it. At my high school many, many years ago, we computed GPA only on a 100 point scale (no 4.0, etc.). They would not allow anyone's GPA to go over 100 so even if your AP weight put you over 100 you couldn't use it. The result was that some kids were taking the regular classes to boost their grades and chances at valedictorian. It was only changed when a few parents of AP students went and questioned why it was being done. It's worth asking about. Like I said, there may be a valid reason such as the level of difficulty is the same but the approach is different.</p>
<p>If you cannot get it changed by the school, which may be very difficult to accomplish, just make sure your GC explains the situation in the GC letter. As long as colleges understand the system at your school they can evaluate your application. Then raw GPA's don't mean that much without the context.</p>