<p>Which grades are considered for your admission to a college in the US? In Germany we have the Abitur. At the end of the year we take a test in each higher level subject - somewhat the equivalent of the A-Levels. But we also have other subjects, in which we aren't tested. After all is done we get our Abitur grade which is the mean grade of all the 4 subjects we were tested in. But we also get a grade report of all the subjects we took even those that weren't tested at the end of the year. </p>
<p>I hope you guys get what I mean, it's kinda hard to explain. Anyways for those who understood the above, what grades do the Universities in the US consider? The tested Abitur grades or everything?</p>
<p>Depends on the college, but from the people I know, they have looked at everything.
Most top colleges understand the difference in the classes and the grading systems, but it can’t hurt to point that out again. E.g. a 2+ is not a b+ etc.</p>
<p>They usually look at everything from grade 10 and up, including grade trends. (Like broetchen already said) German High-School is much harder than American High-School so your grades will usually be converted according to some conversion scale such as [WES</a> Grade Conversion Guide: Germany](<a href=“http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/germany.htm]WES”>Country Resources - WES.org)</p>
<p>If you are applying to top universities you should trust them to evaluate your credentials appropriately. They have tons of experience with European/German applicants. Well, if you are applying to 2nd/3rd tier schools then I would send in the most relevant information only including some kind of explanation.</p>
<p>Do schools see a German 2 really equal to an A, as the WES Conversion Guide says? Are tendencies of a grade (+/-) mentioned on US school reports?
I had five 1s and eight 2s in 9th grade, so would this count as straight As?
I´m asking, because I´m very interested in applying to some prep schools this year and I would like to rate my chances roughly for choosing the schools I will apply to, because I haven´t taken the SSAT, yet.</p>
<p>Like everything, it depends on the school. The WES link I posted above is just one example of a grade conversion scale. Most schools probably have their own conversions. </p>
<p>It’s not like schools are gonna convert your whole transcript into US-equivalents and then evaluate you. Having ten 2’s is not the same as having ten 1’s Rather they will look at your transcript in total and keep an eye on the grade conversion scale as a guideline.</p>
<p>Thanks for your answer, Thomas! I´m going for straight 1´s this semester anyway, because it is very easy if you just always do your homework properly. So I hope the schools will still accept my report of the next semester in the end of january.</p>
Rather they will look at your transcript in total and keep an eye on the grade conversion scale as a guideline.</p>