<p>I was wondering if this would constitute an upward trend (or if only unweighted increases can lead to 'upward' trends).</p>
<p>Freshmen Classes: 3 honors, 2 'advanced,' (weighted as regular classes), and 3 regular classes<br>
Freshmen Grades: 6 A's, 2 B's(one was a 91.5% and the other just reported as a B), UW: 3.73, W: 3.93</p>
<p>Sophomore Classes: 2 AP, 2 honors, and 5 regular classes (2 'advanced' though and one English grammar elective)
Sophomore Grades: 6 A's, 3 B's (92.2%, 91.0%, and third not reported), UW: 3.67, W: 4.07</p>
<p>Junior Classes: 2 AP, 3 Honors, and 3 regular classes
Junior Grades: 7 A's, 1 C (in one of the AP classes - 82.8%), UW: 3.71, W: 4.21</p>
<p>Out of curiosity…since I got a 4.0 GPA senior year and retook the SATs, got a 210 point increase, and then took 2 subject tests and got 700+ on both of them, will those further contribute to my upward trend (in other words, would an increase in GPA as well as test scores at the same somewhat confirm that the trend was not a fluke)?</p>
<p>I took 2 AP courses and both of those are weighted as 5.0’s and then an honors course which is weighted as a 4.5 and then a regular course that was only half a credit so it was a 2.0. (5+5+4.5+2)/3.5 = 4.71. It’s something that’s feasible at all schools and mine just ended up like that by chance.</p>
<p>I welcome the day they finally decide to abandon this idiotic practice of “weighting” grades. Any admissions committee worth their salt will look at grades in the context of the difficulty of the classes. You don’t need mathematical jujitsu and inconsistent grading formulas to show that you’re taking tough classes!</p>
<p>^It’s necessary for class ranking purposes. I would be in the 4th decile with my unweighted GPA, but I’m near the top decile with my weighted GPA.</p>
<p><you don’t=“” need=“” mathematical=“” jujitsu=“” and=“” inconsistent=“” grading=“” formulas=“” to=“” show=“” that=“” you’re=“” taking=“” tough=“” classes!=“”> Weighted GPA is the fastest way to assess the rigor of your curriculum. If there’s only unweighted then you have to put a lot more words in describing your GPA. If you just say, “I got 3.8 UW” then that other jackass who got a 3.9 without taking a single honors or AP…</you></p>
<p>Yeah, I’d rather say 4.7 than “Oh I got 4.0 GPA and I took this and that and all those other stuff.” Gets wordy.</p>
<p>And to answer the OP’s earlier question, an upward trend in SAT scores is not really considered an upward trend. It is probably the result of being more familiar with the test.</p>
<p>^No…in my case it’s actually the fact that I took the test while I was healthy as opposed to when I was sick (which I was when I got my previous, lower score). Anyways, where did you pull that statement from…your a*s? Many people have told me that taking the SAT more times usually results in diminishing returns, not increasing returns. Harvard’s website even says that, so I would think that a substantial increase in SAT scores combined with an upward trend in one’s grades would do nothing but solidify the fact that one has an upward trend and is, currently, at the level of aptitude that his/her grades/scores indicate (as opposed to the previous level of aptitude).</p>
<p>I suppose weighting GPA may serve a purpose when comparing grades within a school that offers multiple levels of courses (regular, honors, AP, etc.) but I don’t think it’s necessary when reporting GPA to colleges. Admissions committees must compare applicants across schools, so they consider the rigor of the classes that applicants are taking anyways. After all, an honors or AP course at one school is not the same as a corresponding course at another school (they should be the same in theory, but admissions officers aren’t so naive!) I suppose I’m biased, though, since my school doesn’t weight grades or rank students.</p>