What if my high school(international) calculates my GPA in a wrong way?

Applying to College
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<p>Let me start by saying this: I have no idea how GPA is actually calculated.</p>

<p>My high school started giving GPA from last year. We sit for board exams at the end of 10th, 11th and 12th grades. So, they calculate the GPA from those scores.</p>

<p>Some students from my school got into a bunch of top schools last year with a GPA calculated in this way. If my GPA is calculated incorrectly by my school ( I get a higher GPA from school's method), am I at a disadvantage? </p>

<p>I tried to talk to the administration about this, but they are adamant that their calculation is right. It is out of my hands. I still send my transcripts, but would the GPA written on my common app my the counselor harm my application greatly?</p>

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<p>American high schools don’t all compute grade point averages the same way. There is no “right way.” So there can’t really be a “wrong way,” either. </p>

<p>Your school may compute GPA in an “unusual way,” but universities that deal with international applicants will have procedures in place for evaluating those applicants’ secondary-school records. I don’t think you need to worry about this.</p>