<p>I wonder how often errors on transcripts impact admissions?</p>
<pre><code> The local high school guidance department likes to bundle each applicant's college application materials together for mailing. Recently one student had the misfortune of having a younger brother's transcript mistakenly enclosed. The true applicant, a stellar student, was rejected at multiple schools. When the State U (safety) also rejected him, the parent contacted the school and asked why. Admissions stated that only 2 years of course work was reflected in the transcript. We were stunned that schools either did not notice the discrepancy or just rejected the applicant without notifying him of the error. The two brothers have the same last name, but different first names. The young man did eventually get into a top school. This story was published in the local paper.
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<p>sounds like that Jack Black movie "Orange County", sans the younger brother, omg, I think I would die of depression if my State U (UF) were to reject me over something like that....what if i wouldve never found out.... OMG...</p>
<p>Shoot, even when my school sent the right transcript it was wrong. They already have a strange GPA thing (4.0 = 100, 3.5 = 95, 3.0 = 90, etc with 1.0 added to every Pre-AP, AP, and special course), but my unweighted GPA was wrong. It never changed from a 3.3333 since Freshman year even though my weighted one went up each year, and there's no way I have a 3.3333 on any scale. It should have been a 3.6-something but yeah. </p>
<p>I went to them several times about it and their reply was always, "Oh well, the weighted GPA is the only one that matters." Ugh. I would have been better off if my unweighted GPA was 0.0000 like the boy ranked right below me had. At least then I would have known that schools would have calculated it themselves.</p>
<p>Haha I was thinking Orange County too.</p>
<p>"They already have a strange GPA thing (4.0 = 100, 3.5 = 95, 3.0 = 90, etc with 1.0 added to every Pre-AP, AP, and special course)"</p>
<p>I didn't realize that scale was strange until this year.</p>
<p>I've always wondered why there isn't a set way for all high schools to figure them. I mean, how many schools and scholarship folks actually take the time to refigure every applicant's GPA so they're all the same scale?</p>
<p>I think most schools would, and I would hope that the major scholarships would as well.</p>