Is my GPA low?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm looking to apply to schools like Rose-Hulman, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Illinois Institute of Technology, and as I'm looking online for admissions information and past admissions data, almost all of the schools I'm looking for have average GPAs of 3.8 or around there, give or take half a point. </p>

<p>My GPA unweighted is about a 3.6, while my weighted is 4.25. My school has regular classes at 4.0, honors at 4.5, and AP at 5.0. My ACT is 33, if that helps...</p>

<p>My question - Is my GPA rather low for these schools, or are they counting weighted over unweighted? I admittedly did not do so stellar my freshman year, getting several B's, but no C's. But I'm just a little surprised these schools have such high GPA averages, while their standardized test scores are rather low.</p>

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<p>Google “[school] college board” and replace [school] with the school name, and you’ll get a page that shows the GPA distributions so you can gauge where you stand.</p>

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<p>It’s difficult to compare GPAs between schools because grading systems vary widely, as does course rigor. That said, my sense based on your ACT scores is that you’re a match for the three colleges you mention.</p>

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<p>Shameless bump</p>

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<p>There’s no need for a bump when An0maly already answered this for you.</p>

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<p>Weighted GPA is high. Check out those school profiles (I’m not familiar), and we can’t tell you much without your EC’s and such…</p>

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<p>Sorry, you can only have a 5.0 WGPA to post here.</p>