Will VT, JMU, or GMU recalculate my GPA, or take note of grading scale?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm especially concerned about VT. This may sound horrible, but one of the students who was killed in the VT massacre went to my high school (small private school). So, even though it sounds terrible, I'd think VT would know about my school and it's scale. </p>

<p>The current grading scale is as follows:</p>

<p>A 94-100
B 86-93
C 78-85
D 70-77
F below 70</p>

<p>The majority of my freshman grades hovered around the 89-93 area. Which kept me at a 3.0 GPA (minus and plus letter grades are not considered). I have not been able to find out which colleges will check this. Because I know if I were to transfer to a school with 90-100=A, my GPA would skyrocket.</p>

<p>Would VT or JMU/GMU take this into consideration? My grades in Sophomore and Junior year so far have been all A's aside from English and a Bible class sophomore year (the A's were on my scale).</p>

<p>Thank you for answering! I keep getting conflicting answers and I just want to know if these colleges will put me on a fair playing field with other schools! I'd hate to be denied from VT or JMU because my B+ average freshman year killed me so much.</p>

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<p>First, yes the colleges will take the grading into account, though that will emphasize your class rank. Second, suck it up. MANY schools use 93/94 and up for an A. Our local HS in OH does.</p>

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<p>My class only has 11 students in it, 6 of which including me are straight A students this year. Even if I was number 2 on the list I would only rank around the top 25%</p>

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<p>Does your school have an “in” with top schools? That may be a greater advantage than moving to a school with looser grade standards.</p>

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<p>“First, yes the colleges will take the grading into account, though that will emphasize your class rank. Second, suck it up. MANY schools use 93/94 and up for an A. Our local HS in OH does.”</p>

<p>My school doesn’t even consider plus or minus grades, how in the world am I supposed to get into any decent college with a freshman year full of B+'s that are graded as 3.0?</p>

<p>If colleges are going to be like that, I may as well just go to community college for 2 years on a much easier scale, and get into just about anywhere.</p>