Weighted vs unweighted GPA - which one is better to be released?

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<p>Overall the most important thing is going to be doing well in the strongest curriculum that your school offers.</p>

<p>The more selective/competitive a school is the less a “weighted” gpa is going to matter because there is already an assumption that if it is a selective school that the student is taking the most rigerous courses that the school offers. In addition, there is a lot of variation when it comes to how “heavily” a school weighs a course. </p>

<p>There could also be a possbility that the weighted GPA could show the student in a less positive light than the non weighted GPA. If the student has a 3.5 on a 4.0 unweighted gpa and a 3.5 out of 5 gpa on a weighted gpa the unweighted gpa is actually the better one.</p>

<p>The thing that I would be concerned about is if there is a copy of the school profile attached that explains rigor and course availability. This way the school can see based on the profile that the student is taking the more rigerous courses.</p>

<p>Admissions committees also know that unfortunately, students across the nation do not have equal access to college preparatory curricula. </p>

<p>According to the NACAC, State of College Admissions Report private high schools were more likely than public high schools to have offered AP and enriched curricula.</p>

<p>Private high schools also reported higher enrollments, on average, in these curricula as well as in IB courses. Public high schools were much more likely to offer dual enrollment. They know that schools with higher percentages of students eligible for free and reduced price lunch programs (FRPL) were less likely to offer AP and enriched curricula, and the average enrollment in
these courses also was lower.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/AboutNACAC/PressRoom/Documents/SoCA2010.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nacacnet.org/AboutNACAC/PressRoom/Documents/SoCA2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Indiana University accepts whatever gpa is listed on the hs transcript for their automatic academic scholarships. Now I know that IU is not a top destination for many on this site but their scholarships are substantial ($9000 a year) and several of their departments are very well rated (Kelley business and Jacobs music in particular)
I thought it was very strange that they did not adjust an unweighted gpa to allow a student to qualify but I assume that all the Indiana highschools weight their gpas to take advantage of this and they aren’t quite as concerned with out-of-state applicants.
[Automatic</a> Academic Scholarships: Office of Scholarships: Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“Future Scholars: Office of Scholarships: Indiana University Bloomington”>Future Scholars: Office of Scholarships: Indiana University Bloomington)</p>