<p>by my last act testing, i guarantee my ACT gpa will be 2.5.
yes, i know it's bad, and i'm afraid this practically means the "end of the road" for me. i dont even understand why they are pinning gpa's against a completely different score of act. but oh well
please, no harsh words? i'm in a hectic situation
but i would also like some words of advise or anything, thanks</p>
<p>yeah .</p>
<p>Don't colleges look at your whole transcript and your real GPA, not the goofy GPA ACT calculates?</p>
<p>thats what i thought, but why would they do that? i mean, those subjects given arent THE most important subjects, there are others as well..</p>
<p>What is meant by the quote-unquote ACT GPA? I, personally, find such a label misleading and meaningless. I mean, how well you do on standerdized tests is often completely different from how well you work in school.</p>
<p>If I were you, I would try to bring my ACT score up by prepping a lot for one of the fall tests. Or, if you haven't already yet, I would take the SAT and see if I did better on that.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I didn't realize how/why they calculated the ACT gpas until a day ago... does anyone actually know if colleges use this GPA to determine your potential success?..</p>
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by my last act testing, i guarantee my ACT gpa will be 2.5.
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I'm sorry, but what are you talking about? The GPA that ACT puts on your score reports? You know, that's just calculated from the grades that you report to them--it doesn't have anything to do with your scores. I don't think it's a big deal at all. If you think it will be bad or you don't like it, don't fill out that section when you register. You do not have to tell ACT your grades, and it doesn't hurt you if you don't.</p>
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Have you read [thread=213350]this thread[/thread]?</p>
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Well, here's how I think of it: ACT is a not-for-profit organization, which means there are no shareholders to pay and any money they make over operating costs has to go back into the company somewhere. For a company in ACT's industry, I suppose that means research, and LOTS of it. I would expect that this GPA calculation is based on enormous amounts of research and statistical analysis aimed at finding the most reliable predictors of success in college--the same kind of research that goes into formulating the test itself. I would not be surprised if I learned that the "ACT GPA" is more strongly correlated with college success than actual GPAs from student transcripts.</p>
<p>A 2.5 GPA ain't the "end of the road", nobodyjay. I finished high school with a 2.5 as calculated by my undergrad. institution. I made Bart Simpson look like a hard worker for many years...
And now I've completed Ph.D coursework w/a 3.8 GPA. I know someone who left high school with a 1.4 and will graduate with a B.S. degree with approximately a 3.5 GPA. And I know a terrific professor who was expelled from high school.</p>