<p>Two of the the honors classes I took in 8th grade are factored into my GPA and are bringing it down. They can also be seen on my transcript, so won't colleges see them?</p>
<p>Because the school district says they are. Our district allows 8th graders to take Algebra I and Spanish 1. They count towards graduation requirements, go on your high school transcript, and are included in your high school GPA.</p>
<p>They are included on your high school GPA transcript if they were considered HS classes (like what allyphoe said)-colleges will see them. </p>
<p>BUT Don’t worry-I had the exact same problem as you, and I still got into great schools-most people who took HS classes in MS have the same problem as you-but so many other grades factor into your GPA, in the end they don’t cause as much damage as you might think-also the extra year of a language and being ahead in math of whatever you got a jump on should look great your resume. Don’t worry-no need to fret about your past.</p>
<p>Why would honors classes bring down your GPA unless you did poorly in them? </p>
<p>My son took 9 semesters of academic level high school classes in middle school. These were Pass / Fail courses so not supposed to hurt his GPA. However, when he transferred to a high school in a different school district they decided to use his internal class grades as real grades and told him to transfer to an alternative school because his weighted GPA was so low. So, this type of stuff does happen. I would suggest you speak to school officials about excluding the middle school courses from your GPA and allowing you to retake those subjects in high school.</p>
<p>I suspect that the answer here is that ‘it depends on the school.’</p>
<p>Some will throw out all pre-9th grade marks, others would say it’s part of the GPA and count it. Of course, all of them will realize that you were challenging yourself by taking HS classes while in 8th grade.</p>
<p>It should depend on the college that is reviewing it. Odds are they will look more into how you did in the rest of high school, and also if there is a significant improvement in your progress as you advanced.</p>
<p>^True, except in states such as Texas, where top 10% based on class rank, based on weighted averages, gains automatic admission at top universities such as UT and A&M.</p>
<p>If your GPA factors in high school classes taken in middle school, then you don’t have much control over your rank. </p>
<p>However, if you have done lot better since getting to high school, you should be ok in the admission process. Colleges want to see you doing progressively better and like an upward curve lot better than a downward curve.</p>
<p>@perazziman, they are bringing it down because I got Bs in Algebra I and Earth Space Science in 8th grade but I have a 3.79 GPA so it could be higher had those classes not been counted. Anyways, thanks for the help guys. I know a lot of people in my school are having the same problem. No way to retake them, you can’t retake a class if you got a B in it and also nobody ever goes from Calculus back to Algebra I, lol.</p>
<p>You can make up on the GPA if you have a few more years of high school left.</p>