<p>So I've been looking around at colleges lately and I'm a bit worried. My unweighted GPA right now is around a 3.7-3.8, my weighted GPA is a 4.8. I know that's not bad but do colleges look mainly at your GPA or weighted GPA. I'm asking because someone taking academic classes could have a 4.0 but someones taking all AP's could have a 3.5. So am I better off having a 3.8 GPA taking AP's or a 4.0 taking honors classes. And would a college pick me over someone who has a 4.0 in academic classes?</p>
<p>Unweighted…however, I think colleges have their own system of weighting. Like, I think at UCs, they discard freshman grades and double the weight of junior grades. Of course, colleges also say that a lower grade in a harder course is better, but I imagine that’s only true to a certain extent. You should be taking some APs but not stretching yourself too far. </p>
<p>As far as your UW gpa, it’s excellent, though at the most selective colleges, it will be on the lower end for accepted students.</p>
<p>I’m in the exact same position as the OP. I hope that it doesn’t hurt my chances too much. I have a low unweighted GPA ~3.7, but my weighted GPA is around 4.9 but my class rank is high.</p>
<p>TBH, I don’t think that’s fair. I could easily have a 4.0 throughout all four years of high school. A 3.6-7 in AP classes is definitely much more worthy than a 4.0 in academic classes where the teach you how to spell “academic”</p>