<p>Dau is a junior at rigorous public high school and was adamant about not taking AP courses. Good kid, lots of pressure, studious, responsible, so we did not press. Dau instead is taking a few courses at the local community college during the summer in her area of interest. When she applies to colleges later this year (mostly privates, a few in state publics), would she add in the college coursework with the extra points to her HS GPA or are the two transcripts considered completely separate? Or does it vary by institution? She could use a boost to her unweighted HS GPA......lots of hard earned B+'s on that transcript. They don't count the plusses and minuses either, do they? Thanks.</p>
<p>She should ask her GC how the h.s. adds these to her transcript. At my d’s h.s., (a public cali h.s.) they were added as weighted 2 semester ap courses. They were included in the uc gpa calculation as they were uc a-g subjects–they would not be weighted if they were not…</p>
<p>Colleges handle the courses differently-- some want them included, some have policies that say if its not on the h.s. transcript they want a separate transcript. Some don’t consider it at all if its not on the h.s. transcript.</p>
<p>In our district (public school in CA) the two transcripts are separate, and the community college grades are not part of the GPA. </p>
<p>However, I think that for your dd taking college classes is a great idea even if it doesn’t change her high school GPA, because </p>
<p>1) it’s what you daughter wants to do
2) it shows that she’s very motivated, and does want academic rigor even if she doesn’t take AP classes
3) it’s impressive that she wants to take classes during the summer
4) colleges will see her college transcript (make sure you request it to be sent) and will notice those grades
5) they will re-calculate her GPA however they want to. They do this anyway, because every high school figures GPA and weights classes differently.</p>
<p>Congratulations to her…a young woman who seems to understand what works for herself and what doesn’t!</p>