<p>So, let's say a hypothetical person made a B+, A-, A, and A+. What would that person's Princeton GPA be? Also, does Princeton only take into account final grades, or do they look at semester grades as well? For example, if someone made a B first semester, and then an A second semester in a class, and it averaged out to an A- final grade, would they just look at the A-?</p>
<p>Sorry, for the mini rant.</p>
<p>Here is a website that is used for existing Princeton students:
<a href=“http://registrar.princeton.edu/student-services/transcript/gpa.pdf[/url]”>http://registrar.princeton.edu/student-services/transcript/gpa.pdf</a>
My understanding is that they use final grades to calculate gpa except where there is no final available (ie - mid year of 12th grade). I also believe they use 10th, 11th and 12th grade transcripts in the application process. </p>
<p>The longer answer is that a 4.0 at school X is not necessarily equivalent to a 4.0 at school Y, and I suspect that the admissions committee has a fairly solid understanding of what GPAs mean across the various schools and boards. A 3.7 at one school may be better than a 3.9 at another etc. After all, they see somewhere in the range of 26 000 applications a year. I would suggest not putting too much stock in a number and more in the level of challenge that the courses offer and how you did compared to your peers.</p>
<p>Oh that’s the same as my high school except we use 4.3s. Thanks!</p>
<p>Yeah Kongo I have similar GPA related questions. I’m thinking of going EA at one of the HYP schools or maybe ED at the other ivies and I think I have a decent shot, soI’m not gunna get into the specifics and stuff. Basics are 33 ACT hopefully 34/35 after June test, 800 bio and 760+ math 2 SAT IIs.
But with regards to GPA, my freshman GPA was awful compared to this year’s and last. we use a 4.0 scale weighted so that A+ are 4.33… etc and AP courses add 0.1 to your final GPA, but my freshman 3.7 weighted GPA significantly brings down my average among my three years so far. a B and B+ really did damage. How much do the ivies consider your freshman year in the mix? can they see your midterm transcripts or only final grades? do they rely on my school’s way of calculating my GPA or do they just look at your letter grades? thanks</p>
<p>im a sophomore right now and am probably going to get straight A’s this year(my school doesn’t do - or + system, so 90 and 100 are both “A”). if i get straight A’s next year(which i think i can, since i had mad hard teachers this year and since im stronger in the subjects im taking next year) will my “princeton” hihg school gpa be 4.0? i got a B in freshman year AP biology(so my freshman GPA was a 3.81)</p>
<p>Ivies and other schools that use the Common App will see all the grades listed on your high school transcript, as your school sends these colleges an official copy of your transcript. If you had a freshman year that did not meet your expectations, the only thing you can do now is improve. Indeed, improving is better than declining. And while the actual, numerical value of your GPA is important, a better indicator of your “chances” at a specific college is to use a data tracking site like Naviance to compare yourself to other students from your high school who have been accepted to that college in the past. Furthermore, an adcom will pay more attention to your class rank and the rigor of the courses you took than to your GPA’s actual value. It’s hard to say you should shoot for X GPA because grading policies/course rigor vary quite a bit between schools. Therefore, the best thing to do is to shoot for a class rank in the top 10% while taking the most challenging courses offered at your school.</p>
<p>Princeton doesn’t consider freshman year grades.</p>
<p>^so would they count my GPA as a 4.00 or as a 3.94(with the B in AP Bio)? my school doesn’t rank, but I’m definitely in the top 5% and probably in the top 3%.</p>
<p>If you are “definitely” in the top 5%, then you’re certainly competitive for Princeton. And if you do end up getting rejected, it won’t be because of the single B in AP Bio. This video might help if you’re worried about a slightly less-than-perfect academic record affecting your chances:</p>
<p>[Stanford–What</a> factors affect decision beyond academic measures - YouTube](<a href=“Stanford--What factors affect decision beyond academic measures - YouTube”>Stanford--What factors affect decision beyond academic measures - YouTube)</p>
<p>Princeton doesn’t care about your GPA. It has your transcript. It looks at those grades presented on that transcript. The overarching patterns.</p>