Gpa

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>I have a simple question that i was wondering if any one can answer. How does Vanderbilt calculate one's GPA, is it weighted or not??
Thanks!</p>

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<p>Anyone?? Common please, I really would like to know</p>

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<p>im not sure on that one...isnt there a vandy admissions officer on this board? maybe he/she can help</p>

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<p>It's not weighted like in high school. An A is a 4.0, A- 3.7ish, etc. There was a previous post on this board with the full scale.</p>

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<p>So does that go the same with weighted classes, like an A is a 5 and a B+ is a 4.7?? Like that or in all classes an A is a 4 and a B+ is like a 3.7?</p>

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<p>I think silversparkles response was about how the GPA is calculated at Vanderbilt, while the original post is about how Vanderbilt admissions might recalculate a GPA from high school to equalize the many different scales used by high schools.<br>
I suspect Brad and other admissions counselors are seriously covered up as they make the mad dash to final decisions, but you could probably call the admissions office sometime after the middle of next week for a specific answer. In speaking with admissions about a deadline question several years ago, the officer asked me some questions about my child and one was about the class rank. I don't know for sure, but I thought they used this tool as a way to put you in the context of your class as much as your GPA. The comment made to me at the time was that top 10% was almost essential (I'm sure there are some exceptions such as athletes and others with special talents/hooks), but top 5% was even better. That was at a time when application numbers were significantly lower, so I suspect those parameters may have changed somewhat accordingly.</p>

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<p>ooo lol my bad. can't really answer that one for ya.</p>

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<p>I don't know if you already got your answer, but here's what it was like for many of the courses:</p>

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<p>I'm sure you can figure out the rest below that.</p>