<p>what is the difference between a weighted GPA and an unweighted GPA?</p>
<p>Do out of state applicants have a disadvantage? Ex( ct highschool student applying to a univ. Of California school?</p>
<p>Is 1810 a good sat score??</p>
<p>Is a 3.7 gpa low??</p>
<p>Weighted classes (APs and Honors.)</p>
<p>I think so. Public state schools cater to the state.</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>In an unweighted GPA, all grades are considered equally - an A in AP Chem earns the same number of points as an A in Personal Fitness. In a weighted GPA, courses that are advanced/honors/AP are worth more - so an A in AP Chem might be worth 6.0, whereas an A in Personal Fitness is only worth 4.0.</p>
<p>At public schools, out of state applicants have a disadvantage. At private schools, on the other hand, applicants from far away generally have a slight advantage, because they increase regional diversity.</p>
<p>A "good" SAT score and a "low" GPA are completely relative, depending on where you're looking. They almost definitely won't get you into Harvard, but they will make you competitive for the vast majority of schools in the country.</p>
<p>From my experience, most schools use unweighted GPA in admission and especially in awarding scholarships. This is particularly true for schools other than the IVYS and semi-ivys.</p>
<p>Not all public universities give an advantage to in-state applicants. It depends on the state, and sometimes on the school. The University of California system has a strict quota: no more than 10% out-of-state (OOS), which makes OOS admissions highly selective, even more so than in-state and that's selective enough because of the enormous California applicant pool. The University of Michigan, on the other hand, has no OOS quota, and their admissions office says they give equal consideration to in-state and OOS applicants, considering them all strictly on the merits as a single applicant pool. As a result, OOS students comprise 35% of Michigan's undergrad student body, compared to only 8% at UC-Berkeley. There is, of course, a tuition differential at both schools, with state residents paying a much lower tuition.</p>
<p>An 1810 is a pretty good SAT score but it may not be enough to get you into UC Berkeley or UCLA as an OOS applicant; you'd be in the bottom quartile at either school, which means you'd be a marginal admit at best, especially since you're OOS. You'd have a better chance at some of the other schools in the UC system. You can compare your GPA and test scores to their 25th and 75th percentile medians on the US News or Princeton Review websites, but remember, even if you're in their range it's going to be a bit of a crapshoot as an OOS applicant.</p>