<p>I know when most colleges look at an applicant's GPA, they will try and figure out what it is unweighted, as to make it easier to compare with GPA's like mine which my school doesn't weigh.</p>
<p>However, lots of my classmates are telling me that since my school is known to be a rigorous school, colleges understand that and might bump up my GPA by a point or two as compensation. Does this sound possible. It isn't just one or two kids from my school, but every time I mention it as a rumor I've heard, another classmate says it's true. I'm going to ask my guidance counselor next week, but just thought I'd ask here in the meanwhile.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Now why would colleges ‘bump’ your GPA as ‘compensation?’ Colleges dont usually try to create a uniform ‘range’ of GPAs from all the high schools in America- that would be impossible. Colleges will get a report from your guidance counselor that includes how rigorous your courseload is and what rank you are in the class or percentile, if there is one.</p>
<p>If they didn’t try to figure out your unweighted GPA, that would mean I could easily be overshadowed by somebody with a 4.0GPA because they are massively weighted because of Honors/APs while I am not.</p>
<p>Colleges do not bump up your GPA based upon your high school. However, many use only your sophomore and junior grades in their calculations. They include academic subjects, which may include art and music, but not PE. Perhaps that will help. Also, some colleges give an extra point for honors courses as well as AP courses. Your guidance counselor will include a profile of your college, which will give the admissions department an idea of how competitive your high school is. But that is an entirely different criterion, not related to your GPA.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, I’ll have to clarify this with my guidance counselor.</p>