<p>I have a question regarding GPA calculation. I attend a relatively small charter school with roughly 36 students in my graduating class. We are the second class to graduate at my school, and our curriculum has a lesser rigor due to its primitiveness. I have noticed that most schools offer AP courses to challenge students, and alongside of this, they boost your GPA up and make your transcript standout. Well, this past summer, I was the only student who really cared about getting in a tougher school in Texas, so I attended dual credit courses during the summer. Little to my knowledge, these courses weren't counted into my GPA because they were issued on a pass or fail basis. Not only am I NOT allowed to retake the course at my high school for the credit, but now i have to suffer the consequences of actually taking advantage of education by having my GPA suffer. We have a new counselor, so she barely knows any rules regarding this, but she says that in the policy it doesn't say anything about dual crediting except that students are allowed to take them. Is there any advice you guys can give me? I am planning on meeting the superintendent of our school, ( who's office is in our school ) about changing the policy. Do you think this policy can change so fast? </p>
<p>Also, I am the only student taking the most rigorous courses having that I added classes to my schedule, and I am the only student graduating at the highest level of Diploma my state has to offer. </p>
<p>If they aren’t counting, how do they hurt your GPA? Also, if the grade was only ever p/np, how could you get grade points for it? Maybe you’ll have to go back to the professor to get a “real” grade and the school might consider that.</p>
<p>Others who are in my class are able to take the exact same course that I took already at the school and recieve credit for it. The only difference between me and them is that I took my courses at a college during the summer, whereas they are taking it at the school and is being calculated into their GPA. This will give students the chance to surpass me rank wise, and with GPA having that I already took the course. I asked my counselor about getting a real grade, and she still didn’t support the issue. Her main focus is just to get me into a college. Nothing more.</p>
<p>Edit: I read your posts again and I think I am in the same boat actually. I finished math in my sophomore year and had no other math to take at my school so I had to waste a year taking an online course that wouldn’t even count towards my grade. (School policy) My counselor didn’t explain anything about that to colleges- She told me that my online course would count as a credit then at the end changed her words saying that the school policy does not allow it, so I guess she felt she was the guilty one.</p>
<p>But it didn’t really hurt me much since all my other classes were weighted 5 and my school doesn’t rank. I guess you can only get your counselor to explain about your situation. :(</p>
<p>@lifegr:
I understand your situation, but why they would make you take an online course when it isn’t computed into your GPA. A GPA is suppose to measure your overall high school grade, what use is it to take a class that you won’t be graded on?! </p>
<p>What points should I high light if I meet with the superintendent? I really think he should change this policy, it doesn’t make sense to count a DUAL credit course as pass or fail.</p>
<p>At first, she said the online course would be counted as a credit. By the time I’d started on the course, she changed her words and said I won’t get any credit for the online class because of the school policy. </p>
<p>I don’t think you can change the school policy. The policy might not make sense but schools a bxtch. I think you can only get your GC to explain your situation, then you will be fine. And what schools are you looking at? It showed up as I took study hall instead of math in my Junior year but I still got into some decent colleges so I don’t think it matters much.</p>
<p>I’m hoping to get into Baylor University. So far, I have 18 credit hours for college. All A’s in those courses. Do you think they will consider that since me as a student having that I did take initiative for higher learning since my school doesn’t offer AP courses?</p>