<p>A college rep from Colgate came to my school and explained that
high school GPA's get converted during the admission process.
Like, Colgate converts the GPA in its own way since they're all different for all the schools.</p>
<p>She also mentioned that she doesn't count GPAs in PE or other elective classes like Arts and stuff (even AP Art History!)</p>
<p>Is that true for most other colleges? I mean, it would make sense I guess
since my school has weighted GPA while others don't... Some do numerical grades and stuff.
So grades for only the "academic classes" are important I guess? And how rigorous the classes you took are?</p>
<p>Any ideas? I'm so confused. If that's so for most colleges, then the GPA I have now in my school doesn't even matter THAT much, since many kids raise the GPA by just taking easy classes and getting A+ in gym. </p>
<p>Many colleges redo GPA by taking unweighted grades and then applying their own weighting system for APs or honors and they use only college prep courses -- language, English, math, lab science, and social studies--to do the calculation, although some of those, like the UCs, consider art and music grades, and many would consider AP Art History as being a social studies course even though they normally do not consider art. The other exception to art or music is that it will usually count if you are applying to the college's performing arts or music programs. Some colleges actually rely on class rank rather than GPA (and estimate rank if high school does not rank). Others just rely on GPA submitted and make reasoned comparisons based on what they already know from past history about applications from the high schools but even those will generally ignore such things as PE, Health, vocational studies, and driver's ed.</p>
<p>Do colleges actually see your numerical grade? Like a 90 vs. 100? Because that's both an A in our school and get 4.0 (5.0 if AP). most people in my school just aims for that 90 because if you get a 90..it just says A on your transcript and it doesnt matter how high of an A it is.</p>
<p>Most high schools use and put letter grades on the transcript. Some don't use letter grades and instead put a numerical grade, e.g., 90 out of 100. If you are a letter grade school the number won't be on the transcript and vice versa.</p>
<p>I think it depends on the school on how they calculate GPA. Most schools I can think of only use academic subjects.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how a religion class factors in? I go to a Catholic school so I've taken a religion class for 4 years. It's really not an easy A as some would think. It counts in our academic GPA, but I don't know about college's??</p>
<p>My school calculates ALL classes into the GPA. Including band, PE, health..etc.
However, PE/health and fine arts credit are required for graduation so we have to take it. Does that hurt me in any way because I wasn't able to take as many academic classes?</p>
<p>I think a religion class would be academic. I think it's classes such as music, art, gym..etc that would not be considered.</p>
<p>i think most colleges disregard classes like PE and arts and stuff when they're "converting" your GPA..
Green_Apple5
I've taken religion classes too cause i went to a Catholic school my freshman year..
i'd say colleges would count it as a social studies class? or just... count it as an elective.
i'm not sure..but religion classes are a painnn</p>