<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>I'm currently a junior, but thinking about applying Early Decision 1 next year.
Currently:
3.49 unweighted
3.69 weighted (but the weighted will probably go up to 3.9 or 4.0 by the time I apply)
My SAT is at 1800, but I know that will increase also. I've only taken it once.
I know my unweighted won't increase much, but what should I try to get my SAT up to to really increase my chances as well as weighted GPA?
My SAT goal is 2200. </p>
<p>Please help!</p>
<p>How will you increase your weighted GPA without increasing your unweighted GPA?</p>
<p>A strong upward GPA trend and a 2150 SAT is your best bet.</p>
<p>Continue any ECs you’ve done in the past. Try to get some “above and beyond” responsibilities in them.</p>
<p>Well, I feel that my unweighted GPA won’t increase as substantially as my weighted GPA will because I’m an IB Diploma Candidate. This year though, I have been getting much better grades than usual (first trimester was a 3.8 unweighted and a 4.5 Weighted). Thanks a lot for your advice by the way.</p>
<p>I don’t understand.</p>
<p>Isn’t anything that affects your weighted GPA also going to affect your unweighted GPA?</p>
<p>Are you going to have classes that only count for one?</p>
<p>Yes but all my classes are weighted college level classes</p>
<p>And they will of course affect both GPAs</p>
<p>Dude, if it affects both… won’t it affect the lower GPA more than the higher one?</p>
<p>My high school didn’t have weighted courses, so I’m not sure how they work. But, the way I am understanding you, it makes no sense mathematically.</p>
<p>Regardless, do the stuff I told you earlier.</p>
<p>Alright haha. Hey where do you go to college now?</p>
<p>He (I think) goes to Emory.</p>
<p>Have you considered taking the ACT?</p>
<p>Yes, I’ve taken the PLAN and the PSAT, and I did a lot better on my PSAT then on my PLAN, so I’m definitely going to stick with the SAT. I know that with hard work and tutoring I can probably get my score up to the 2100-2200 range.</p>