<p>does schools look at a weighted gpa or an unweighted gpa... Especially the top 25 schools that are ranked in usnews.</p>
<p>Unweighted, I have never heard of a college that did not unweight GPA; but remember, while colleges may unweight, they also extensivly weigh the quality of curriculum, ie lots of APs and IBs and an unweighted 3.8 look better than few APs and IBs and an unweighted 4.0.</p>
<p>Most schools recalculate GPAs using their own system. Most take out non academic courses, many weigh AP and IB differently than honors, etc.</p>