I am currently a senior.
Weighted GPAs tend to be meaningless outside of you school. Your 4.0 unweighted is good (assuming it is on a 4.0 or 4.3 scale). Another evaluation will be done on the rigor of your coursework. This is what weighted GPA tries to do, but there are too many weighting systems to make it comparable across HSs.
The question as posed is meaningless out of context. What’s your rank?
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Every school has its own system so really hard to compare. At some schools the highest gpa a 4.0 another a 5.0 another a 6.0 another a 10.0 etc so it is a meaningless number by itself.
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Yes, a 4.0 UW GPA is “good”. Do you really need assurance on that? Of course as noted up-thread the context (ex. rank, HS GPA scale) is also important.
That said, as noted on your chance me posts a high GPA does not guarantee admissions to a top tier college. Many other factors including things we don’t see such as your essays, recommendations also come into play.
As I tell everyone be sure to create a solid application list that includes colleges which are both academic and financial matches and safetys and that you would be excited to attend. Many people spent too much time and energy focused on schools that are reaches either financially or academically when IMO more effort should be used seeking out great match and safety schools – they are out there.
At my D’s HS, where top students are in the 5.6-5.7 range, it would be barely in the top half. At other schools, it could be first in class. Heck, in a school with a 100 point scale, you could well be last.
Without context on the scale, a raw number isn’t really meaningful. Class rank at least puts it in context with others on the same scale. And some colleges re-calculate everyone on the same scale. But even then, some weight honors vs AP differently.
Presumably a 4.0UW is the best you can get. Someone with a 4.0 probably already knows a 4.0 is good. If it’s teamed with a rigorous schedule then it will compare well, regardless of the weighting scheme.