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<blockquote> <p>Not sure about your argument that high level music and language classes are "not academic." Guess I would disagree with that. Colleges, including Stanford, offer majors in these "non-academic" subjects, after all.<<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>We are not talking about what is or is not "academic" in the bigger scheme of things, but what college admissions committees consider "academic" subjects for purposes of GPA calculation. Colleges have PE majors but surely PE is not considered an academic subject in the context of GPA.</p>
<p>Our local high school calculates an overall GPA, an total academic GPA (which doesn't include music, PE classes, etc.) and an academic GPA from grades 10-12. They do this because different colleges ask for different GPA formulations.</p>
<p>With luck, the Stanford admissions people will recalculate OP's original GPA taking out the music classes.</p>