THE FINAL WORD: +'s and minuses for freshman applicants

Applying to College
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<p>I am fully aware that in many colleges a 4.0 is an A with a 3.7 denoting an A-. However, I am wondering if colleges will factor in such +'s and -'s for FRESHMAN UNDERGRAD APPLICANTS as well or will they simply use a straight A,B,C, D, F scale. The general consensus leans towards the latter, but I remain rather undecided. The problem with counting such grades is that numerous teachers will count them while other teachers at the same school will not, creating and obvious grading inconsistency within the very same school.</p>

<p>Once again, I reiterate: this question does NOT applying to those already enrolled in college, but to those prospective students who are applying for undergrad admission.</p>

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<p>My question is posed more directly towards private schools including the nation’s top (arguably)) universities (i.e. HYPS), but still encompasses al schools.</p>

<p>+: At this point, I am not allowed to edit my first post so I am simply posting again.</p>

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<p>For applicants, IMO, an A is an A, is an A.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the response. Your input is definitely appreciated, but additional feedback would really “put the nail in the coffin” so to speak and I can rest easy in the event that I do receive any “-” grades.</p>

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<p>I want to know this too.</p>

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<p>At my school, A- and A+ show up on your transcript but still count as 4.0’s</p>

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<p>Of course an A is better than an A-.
But an A- is better than a B+, so just get the highest grades you can and don’t flip out.</p>

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<p>I am not going to lie, I hate B+'s the most. Most of the time I’d rather get a solid B than a B+ because knowing 1-3 extra points would have gotten me an A-…</p>

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<p>TO post 7: If that was addressed to my first post, know that I am full aware of the difference between an A and an A-…But I feel like I need to know if colleges will dock for incoming applicants from a GPA standpoint. If I were to receive such a grade and it did count, it could hurt me, albeit rather negligibly. However if all A-category grades are A’s, than the disparity is technically nothing in the eyes of adcoms. Personally, I feel that grading down for A-'s for APPLICANTS would be wrong and inaccurate as there is no standardized system across all high schools, but rather teacher preference ( i.e. A=93,94,or even 95 in some cases).</p>

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<p>Plusses and minuses are dropped.</p>

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<p>I’m sure it depends on the college. Like most other things.</p>

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<p>It depends on the school. Stanford, for example does not recalculate gpa. I think almost all of the top schools don’t really look at gpa at all, focusing on class rank. </p>

<p>So at the end of the day, I think your question is irrelevant.</p>