<p>I have a question. Do colleges look at your weighted or unweighted GPA? I know my school weights an A in an AP class as a 5.0, but other schools in my state don't and weight differently.
Is it better to take an AP class or to self study for one? And does it look bad if you took an AP test and got a 5 on it, then you take the AP class?</p>
<p>Most colleges that were of interest to my daughter say, “We look at whatever your high school sends us, and just note whether it’s weighted or unweighted.”</p>
<p>My kids’ high school sends both weighted and unweighted GPA on the transcript. Nobody ever told us what they’re going to do in that case.</p>