<p>1) Do most colleges recalculate GPA for just academic classes?
My guidance counselor laughed when I asked him this and said colleges don't do that at all, but I've heard of it.
(Mostly, I want to know if someone would get accepted over me for the sole reason that they got an A in gym freshman year instead of a B. I know 3.9 is still an awesome GPA and I'm not the kind of person who would worry about 0.016 points, but I was just wondering.)</p>
<p>2) Do colleges recalculate GPA so that an A- is worth less than an A+, or is any kind of A four points? My school doesn't distinguish between 94% and 100%.</p>
<p>1) Most colleges (and any college for which real high grades would make a difference) use grades in college prep courses – English, math, social studies, foreign language, and lab sciences – to determine admission and some like the UCs also consider art/music. They ignore PE, health, and any vocational courses (shop, typing/word processing, driver’s ed, etc.). Many high schools don’t even use PE or driver’s ed in calculating GPA.</p>
<p>2) Some like the UCs convert all grades to a single letter, e.g., any A, A- or A+ becomes an A. Others use the + or - grades provided. Many recalculate weighted grades for honors or APs using their own weighting system.</p>