<p>Hey CCers so I was wondering, if a student were to transfer to a prep school lets say their sophomore or junior year, how does their new school look at their GPA criteria from their old school. For example, when choosing the valedictorian, it isn't fair to look at what that student had at their old school because different schools are weighted differently. What do the schools do about this? What if a student has outstanding GPA's at their new school but at their old school it wasn't quite on par with other high GPA's but only because the school is weighted differently (i.e.: a B at one school is equivalent to at A at another school) </p>
<p>Does anyone know how this works?</p>
<p>Funny, I was wondering the exact same thing. Just sent an email to my new school, but I guess it would vary.</p>
<p>Does not completely answer your question: <a href=“http://www.exeter.edu/documents/2012_Profile_for_College(1).pdf[/url]”>http://www.exeter.edu/documents/2012_Profile_for_College(1).pdf</a></p>
<p>If you go to page 2, they have a table on how they calculate GPA for transfers. Take a look!</p>
<p>thanks @Sparklefun that helps a lot </p>
<p>does anyone know if this is the case for all prep schools and not just Exeter?</p>
<p>Deerfield: credits will transfer, but grades will not. Cum Laude will be based solely on your academic performance.</p>
<p>Basically, you would have two transcripts</p>
<p>I’m entering as a sophomore this year. After transferring, I think they just average your performance at the actual school, and previous grades are for college admission. It’s a lot like what Sparklefun said.</p>