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College Search & Selection
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<p>so i used the tool provided by cc to see what colleges youre right for. now i know that shouldnt be my only factor and all, but i had one question about it. </p>

<p>it asks for my unweighted gpa. now mine is pretty low, but then again i took all honors courses and ap. so when i apply to colleges, wouldnt they look at my course load to understand my gpa? cus with the tool, my gpa (ex: 3.3), would be at an equal level to a kid who took all normal level courses and got a 3.3, correct? </p>

<p>just a question. thnaks</p>

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<p>I’m in the same boat: my weighted is 4.6 and my unweighted 3.8 Since its because we took difficult classes, colleges will definitely take that into consideration. IMO a C in AP Calc is always better than an A in applied math. On the other hand, if you just took difficult classes but could never make the grades, you might have learned more if you made your schedule a little easier and fully understood the material. So I guess it depends on your specific circumstances, but then you always have standardized tests to back you up :)</p>

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<p>Yes, colleges take into account the classes that make up your GPA (at least most colleges do…)</p>

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<p>thanks. do you guys know how the the final hs gpa is calculated? is it the average of the the yearly gpas? or is it the total divided by the number of courses?</p>

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<p>An A is a 4, a B is a 3, etc., so you just add up your grade for every class, then find the average. So if you got two B’s and four A’s, (2 x 3) + (4 x 4) = 22, and 22/6 = 3.67. </p>

<p>And yes, colleges absolutely take into account the rigor of you courseload.</p>

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<p>^ Uh, no. It depends on the weight of the class. Some schools weight each class the same (including gym) but not all. A 1/2 semester class is usually weighted 1/2 of a full semester.</p>

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<p>I’m talking about unweighted…</p>

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<p>Oh. Never mind, I read that wrong.</p>

<p>So I guess it just depends if you count your gym class or not? I mean if it’s unweighted, how can they weight classes differently? That would be weighted. </p>

<p>My school doesn’t offer half-semester (quarter) classes, so I don’t know how that is done. Thanks for your help.</p>