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<li><p>I took the ACT twice in the same month (one session didn't have Writing and was a state requirement). How can I fill out the date for my best result on each section of the ACT? Or should I just put "[the month]/[the year]" for every date, send both ACTs to all of my colleges, and hope for the best?</p></li>
<li><p>What happens if I don't list my exact class rank but my school provides it? Like, if I was ranked 38th out of 400 students (those numbers are totally made up), could I just put "Top 10%"? Or would that be considered dishonest and grounds for throwing out my application?</p></li>
<li><p>How many decimal places do I have to provide my GPA to? Also, can I just round up? Like, if I had a 3.667 (again, made up), could I say "3.7" or "3.6," or would I have to be exact? I realize I probably wouldn't be able to just round it up to "4," but where's the line drawn?</p></li>
<li><p>Is it true that weighted GPAs are enough of a joke that I shouldn't provide mine?</p></li>
<li><p>I've taken a class at a college. I may be able to get a transcript, but if I can't, is it pretty much useless to even list it on my application?</p></li>
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<p>emberjed - </p>
<p>1) They are going to both have to be listed as the same month. Just list month / year and send the scores, yes.</p>
<p>2) List the rank exactly like your GC says the schools lists it. If they send out exact rankings, put down your exact ranking. Putting 10% is not going to get you rejected for dishonesty, though.</p>
<p>3) For GPA, my schools does 2 decimal places. So, you’re theoretical 3.667 would become my actual uw GPA of a 3.67. If it’s 3.67 you cannot just say 3.7, that’s what would be considered dishonesty.</p>
<p>4) Weighted GPA is not a joke. Actually, they prefer you list w GPA on the common app if one is offered rather than uw GPA. So no, list your w GPA if you have it.</p>
<p>“If your school calculates both weighted and unweighted Class Rank/GPA, report the weighted value.” - Common App</p>
<p>5) No, list the college regardless and try to get a transcript sent. If you can’t, they may or may not take the class into consideration, but you might as well try.</p>
<p>Best regards,
- Mike</p>
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<li><p>My school has a weird weighting system by which points accumulate over time; even if your unweighted GPA stays the same and you just continue to take honors and AP classes, your weighted GPA will go up. The highest possible weighted GPA you can have by the end of senior year is almost a 5.0 (which I think is typical), but by the end of the first semester it’s only around 4.875. Technically the scale goes up to basically a 5.0, but do I have to put that my weighted is out of 5.0 or should I manually calculate the highest weighted GPA I could possibly have? Or should I put that it’s out of 4.0, since 4.0 is the highest possible unweighted GPA and the purpose of weighting is to indicate roughly what your grades would be worth in terms of unweighted classes? I don’t want them to think that I’d have below 100% (less than 5.0 out of 5.0) even when weighted.</p></li>
<li><p>The reason I’m asking is that if I’m afraid that, if I can’t get one sent, colleges will just assume I got a D or something in the class and just wanted to be able to say I’d taken it (I got an A). In this case, would it be better to not even send it?</p></li>
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<li><p>You would list your GPA out of 5, yes. And the weighted GPA is to reward you for taking higher level classes. And lastly, having below a 100% weighted IS NOT bad at all! A higher 90 is a fantastic weighted GPA. </p></li>
<li><p>I still recommend you send it. There is a button that asks whether or not a transcript is available. If it truly isn’t, just don’t click that!</p></li>
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<p>Anything else, just ask!!
- Mike</p>