<p>Does anyone have experience with how colleges consider grades for courses taken outside of high school? D2 has 4 courses of college credit (Philosophy 101, a 200 level Philosophy course called Philosophy of Science, Anthro 101 Intro to Cultural Anthopology, and a 200 level Physiology/Biology course) from a state university. They were taken as part of a summer program, and she earned A or A- in all of them. Her high school will not add these into her official high school transcript, nor is she using them for any HS graduation requirements. Her HS does have a copy of the official transcript from the college, and will be including that with her HS transcript when they send it to colleges next year (that was the HS college counselor's suggestion when we asked her the best way to handle getting the college transcript to colleges).</p>
<p>D is also considering taking an online AP English Lit class outside of school. She will get an official grade. Not sure yet if the HS will be accepting the credits (or grades) onto her transcript. The course is from a reputable program (Center for Talent Development at Northwestern).</p>
<p>So I know top colleges typically recalculate GPA (toss out the non-academic courses, unweight grades, etc.). Will they add these into the GPA? It would be a boost to her GPA if they do, but I really have no idea... Thoughts?</p>
<p>I think you need to look at the particular college to answer the question. Each school will have its own policy.</p>
<p>I work at a university, and college work taken during high school is considered transfer work and is included in the overall college GPA. My D goes to a different school, but took a class during the summer here at home (which was pre-approved by her school) and while she received credit for the class, her grade was not included in her college GPA.</p>
<p>She also took a class at the home university while she was in HS. It was not listed on her HS transcript; she sent in a separate university transcript listing this class. Her LAC did not give her credit for the class. I have no idea if they recalculated her HS GPA to include the class.</p>
<p>Policies vary by university.</p>
<p>For example, UC and CSU count transferable community college courses taken during high school as honors courses for the purpose of calculating high school GPA (i.e. +1 if the grade earned was C or higher, up to the maximum limit on honors course extra points). Once enrolled, the transferable community college courses will receive unit and subject credit, but will not count in one’s GPA at the UC or CSU.</p>
<p>Private schools with holistic admissions processes are apparently more likely to eyeball the applicants’ transcripts rather than do a formal recalculation of GPA. A college transcript with college level courses and A grades accompanying the application of a current high school student is generally something that would be favorably looked upon.</p>