Whats more important Weighted or Unweighted?

<p>What do UC's look at more, for example UC San Diego? Unweighted GPA or weighted GPA?</p>

<p>unweighted counts for more</p>

<p>UCs go by specifically a UC GPA, which is pretty much unweighted by allows for 8 semesters per year (I think) to be given an extra point if it falls under the list of approved weighted classes.</p>

<p>To specifically answer your question, and I learned this the hard way, an unweighted 4.0 in this case would put you ahead of the person that has a weighted 4.0.</p>

<p>Cheers and good luck.</p>

<p>Do freshman year grades matter or only 11-12?</p>

<p>Recalculated UC GPA from 10th and 11th grade.</p>

<p>UCs mainly look at 10-11 grades I think since you won’t be able to get them your 12th grade grades on time.</p>

<p>oh my bad I mean’t to say 10-11.</p>

<p>“To specifically answer your question, and I learned this the hard way, an unweighted 4.0 in this case would put you ahead of the person that has a weighted 4.0.”</p>

<p>Well of course, unless the first person didn’t take a single AP/Honors course, he would have the higher unweighted AND weighted GPA than the second person.</p>

<p>Courseload is important, and if your challenging courseload is displayed through your weighted GPA, then that will not be ignored.</p>

<p>yeah. an example would be like who would they like better:
PERSON #1:
unweighted: 3.0
weighted: 4.0
PERSON #2:
unweighted: 3.5
weighted:3.5-3.7</p>

<p>something along that line.</p>