Tough classes and lower GPA

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Hello all</p>

<p>Let me begin by explaining to you all that I currently attend a very "unusual" high school. I am attending an early college high school and bascially, I'm working on getting my AA from Bard College. </p>

<p>Junior year is when we we start the college program. This year has been hell for me. The courses that I took were really hard and aretaught at the college level. Even though I learned a lot, my GPA definitely suffered a lot. </p>

<p>These are the courses that i am taking right now and their grades
Physics w/calc -C+
Seminar elective - B
Applied DE - B
Calculus w/ Theory - B
intermeditae spanish - Pass</p>

<p>But I have been doing very well on my SAT's and SAT IIs. I did score 2370 on my SAT and two 800s on bio and math IIC. And Im defintely taking more in the fall. I am also very involved in theater. (The Bard Graduate Center has a really nice theater program and is easily accessible).</p>

<p>Obviously, I can't stand up to all of the people from regular high school with 4.0s.</p>

<p>Here is my question, would colleges consider that I am taking the hardest classes available to me and understand my lower GPA.</p>

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<p>They will definitely see the classes you took, and will probably be more understanding. GPA is only one part of the application - you have amazing SAT scores!!</p>

<p>Do you know exactly what your GPA is (weighted and unweighted)?</p>

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<p>Well, from the bard transcript that I just got three days ago. My unweighted GPA is around 3.3 for the college program and a 93 for the high school program ( In new york, the DOE grades are set in 1-100)</p>