<p>When sending your GPA to the Academy, must it be the one on paper? The reason I ask this is because during my first two years of high school, my grades were on a 93-100 A scale. However, I am now at a DoDDS school in Germany (father is military) and the school works on a 90-100 A scale. The problem is that the school says that there is nothing they can do to adjust my first two years to match what my graduation scale will be. This is something that I have been told other schools do for transfer students. For reference, on paper I have a 3.0 for my first two years, but a 3.5 if I am put on the same standards as everyone else. </p>
<p>It is my understanding that the majority of US schools are on a 10 point scale which puts me at a major disadvantage. Does anyone have any ideas of what I should do, or will I be looking at a year of college before I will be considered competitive for the Academy.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance for any help that you might have.</p>
<p>Hopeful....I think if you describe the situation when you submit your application the Academy will understand your GPA. In addition, I have read elsewhere on this forum that they do some recalculating so it may be a mute point. For what it is worth, our school is not on a ten point scale below the "B" level - it's so tight it is almost impossible to actually get a C...instead you get a D!!!</p>
<p>if i were you, b/c the application (i assume this is for NASS) doesn't specify 'cumulative' as oppsed to 'current'. If what you have at this very second is higher than everything put together, put that.
I believe I just went with my semester grades b/c those were the most current and relevant;plus my GPA on my transcript only gets update after the year is completed, so if i did submit the GPA on my transcript it would only be representative of 9th and 10th grades..
hope that helps</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>Wemzer, had you attended NASS a previous year or is that what you did for this years?</p>
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...I think if you describe the situation when you submit your application the Academy will understand your GPA. In addition, I have read elsewhere on this forum that they do some recalculating so it may be a mute point....
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<p>The Naval Academy does NOT use GPA as part of the admissions process. The top three factors that are considered: Class Rank, SAT (ACT) Math, and SAT (ACT) Critical Reading in that order.</p>
<p>Recalculation of GPA is done by the Air Force Academy NOT the Naval Academy.</p>
<p>I WISH my school system was on a ten point scale! We have a ridiculous 94-100 (A) 86-93 (B) etc. scale!</p>
<p>My son's high school has same scale as yours, Theory. He's had to quibble with teachers on 1 point in grade, as it can change his place in the top 10 lineup of the students. Teachers don't understand that this can be critical for applicants to Academies, while it might not make that much different to an Ivy or other top college.</p>
<p>"He's had to quibble with teachers on 1 point in grade"</p>
<p>I may be harsh here but he needs to "earn" it not "quibble" for it. Why should an applicant to one college be graded at your son's school any differently than an applicant for another college? No one at the Academy is going to give it to you because you meant well or were "really" trying or you want to go aviation, you are going to have to earn it. May as well accept that while still in high school.</p>
<p>Son's school was on a 93 - 100 scale and did not rank students so he had two obstacles and made it into the class of 2010.</p>
<p>GA is dead on, as usual.</p>
<p>In the event that a high school does not rank, the GPA is converted into a ranking. Additionally, the qualitiy of courses is something that IS LOOKED AT. For example, if a candidate took all easy courses, rather than any honors/AP/IB courses.</p>
<p>However, the WPM (whole person multiple) is computed from each candidate and does not contain a GPA in the formula.</p>
<p>I was @ session of NASS 1 last year (JUne 2006)</p>
<p>I think it's a Virginia thing...
I'm in Fairfax County and the scale is:
94-100 (A/4.0)
90-93 (B+/3.5)</p>
<p>it's pretty crazy, but its what we get to work with, so it's better to make the best of it.
it's good to hear that USNA disregards GPA!</p>
<p>I would not say "disregards" GPA but certainly doesn't weight them like other colleges/universities. </p>
<p>Our school does not rank, so son's GPA had to be used in some fashion in order to establish some kind of "rank."</p>
<p>My son did earn his grades. Each and every one of them. My point was that he has a teacher that regards an A is an A is an A, and doesn't understand the mathematics of grading, as she teaches English. His honor, and that of our family, would never condone him receiving a grade he did not earn. I believe I was misunderstood by my use of the word "quibble". He's never argued for an increase in a grade... </p>
<p>Our school does not rank either. The grading scale is tough; the expectations of all students are very high. But, to get back to the topic of the posts...GPA isn't the greatest weighted consideration for the USNA.</p>
<p>About the RANK--</p>
<p>My school doesn't rank either. However, last year-for purpose of both usafa and usna's summer seminar, my guidance counselor gave me a rank estimate.
It seemed to have been sufficient.</p>