<p>Is it the common app or the high school transcript??</p>
<p>More important in what sense?</p>
<p>Like which one of those will college admission officers take a look at more?</p>
<p>I think that’s a little like asking, “Which is more important, your heart or your brain?”</p>
<p>They’re both essential parts of your application.</p>
<p>oh ok, it’s because the common app only asks for the weighted gpa, and thats really high compared to my unweighted gpa on my transcript. So i was wondering if they would just look on the common app.</p>
<p>They will look at your transcript more because that where your grades are. GPA by itself is meaningless.</p>
<p>whhew, thats a relief because my school has the strangest gpa system, which in turn hurts my gpa</p>
<p>I believe the actual HS transcript is the single most important part of the application.</p>
<p>ok thanks, I just wanted to make sure. Oh, and which is more important weighted or unweighted gpa?</p>
<p>It’s very difficult to compare weighted GPAs between schools, everyone knows what an UW 4.0 means, but a weighted 4.2 at one school might equal a weighted 5.3 or whatever at another, so unweighted in that sense. But a class rank based on weighted GPAs is an excellent indicator of where one stands among their peers, so weighted in that sense.</p>
<p>That’s why the actual transcript is the best reflection of an applicant’s HS performance and college preparation.</p>
<p>O ok, that makes sense</p>