<p>It seems like all the UC’s average accepted GPAs are really high. I want to go to UCI and my weighted GPA is a 3.8 and that’s around their average, I think. But…this seems like a stupid question…why are their GPAs so high and yet their average SATs are so so?</p>
<p>There GPA's are weighted and if u think about it the system is designed for the top 12.5% of all high schoolers. My high school is a decent school (API 722) and a 3.6 unweighted is only top 20 percentile. UC weight assuming added 8 points total would give close to a 4.0. Thats only top 20% in my school. Think about the schools with API scores in the 800's to 900's like Gunn, San Marino, lynbrook and the privates etc.</p>
<p>Well, there are plenty of studious students who suck at taking tests. That's a possibility. Perhaps high school grade inflation. That may be another.</p>