<p>No a 5.5 does not translate to a 4.0 unweighted GPA. A 6.0 translates to that.</p>
<p>The difference is that only about 10 kids per term achieve a 6 average. </p>
<p>Cum laude for 2008 was about 5.3 for the second round. First round was a little higher but I'm not sure how much. The boy and girl valedictorians (we don't really have valedictorians, but the people with the highest GPAs) had 5.9's and change. 09 top ten percent is supposedly about 5.0 but I'm not sure if I believe that.</p>
<p>I've heard similar things gods_favorite. Supposedly 40% of '08 earned an honors average, but only 10% of '09 is. Don't know if it's true or not, but '08 had one of the highest class averages in recent years.</p>
<p>Apparently 08 at Exeter had the highest GPA in the history of the school. So maybe it's a bigger trend? 09 has some smart kids though, I didn't think the difference was that eggregious.</p>
<p>Another international question that'll seem stupid to those of you who have lived in this educational system their whole lives, so sorry! </p>
<p>Will uni adcoms take into account the rigour of a school like Andover or Exeter when they compare GPAs of their graduates to other schools where it might be easier?</p>
<p>Yes, colleges definitely take into account the rigor of the high school you attend as well as the rigor of your courses.</p>
<p>How do colleges know how rigorous your high school is? Like I know that they know about like Exeter/Andover ect... but how do they know about smaller prep schools or public?</p>
<p>I think there's usually a "school profile" sort of thing that the guidance counselor sends along with yourn transcript and stuff.</p>
<p>It just goes to prove that dispite their best efforts money can still get you into the Ivy League.</p>
<p>All schools do have a "profile" that they send to colleges showing things like courses they offer, number of AP's, average SAT scores, grading system used, whether or not courses are weighted and how much, etc.</p>
<p>"It just goes to prove that dispite their best efforts money can still get you into the Ivy League."
just under 40% of my graduating class went to ivys. but then again, our average SAT was over 2000, and people would get angry at a 4 on an AP when it happened. the elite boarding schools are pretty good about selecting people who are going to be successful, and just provide them with additional opportunities (including a great deal of financial aid).</p>
<p>I assume you went to a school like Andover/Exeter/Deerfield/Choate/SPS etc thekidhere?</p>