Will it matter if my unweighted GPA is low but my weighted is high?

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<p>Hi,
I'm a sophomore in high school. As of now, my cumulative GPA (weighted) is a 4.07. AP/honors courses are 4.5 for an A opposed to some schools who have it 5.0. Freshman year I was in 2 honors courses per semester, and sophomore year I was in 3 per semester. </p>

<p>For junior year next year, I am taking 6 honors/AP courses (4 honors and 2 AP): H. pre-calc (analysis), H. English, H. Biology, H. Spanish 3, AP US History, and AP chemistry. I also have regular religion aside from this. With all these classes, I'll be able to get up to a 4.43 weighted GPA next year (if I get all A's). </p>

<p>I know that colleges look at unweighted GPA (mine is around a 3.9 right now) because different schools weight their grades differently. I checked and for next year, if I have like 4 B's and the rest A's, then my weighted GPA will nearly be a 4.1. On the other hand, this is a 3.4 unweighted GPA. </p>

<p>I know colleges would much rather see a transcript with an honors or AP course than a regular course, but do they like it that much better? For example, would they rather see a student have an unweighted 3.4 GPA (4.1 weighted) and in a lot of honors/AP classes than a student with a 3.9 GPA (3.9 weighted) in 0 honors/AP courses?</p>

<p>Because of all these rigorous classes I'll be taking next year, I know I will get some B's, but I'm just worried that my unweighted cumulative GPA will go down. </p>

<p>Can you tell me what colleges tend to look for in a student's grades? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>They don’t consider your numerical weighted GPA because all high schools weight GPA differently. </p>

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At top colleges it’s almost required that you have a 3.8 or 3.9 unweighted GPA and be in a lot of AP classes. Your GPA could be lower than this if you go to a competitive school and maintain a high class rank in spite of having a lower-looking GPA. Your competition will have done this. I don’t understand why you think you’ll get a bunch of Bs, but if you think this is likely then you probably shouldn’t take quite so many AP classes. There has to be some kind of balance. </p>