Taking a course over summer for a certain class that I cannot be graded a pass/fail on…
it is weighted out of 4.0/4.0
I will most definitely get an A on it, however…
since it is only out of 4.0, I am afraid it will drop my GPA since it is weighted out of 5.
How will colleges perceive this?
Also, I will be planning to take 2 courses in total over the summer (Economics, and U.S. History)
On my transcript will colleges see me as “Intellectually Ambitious” and forgive my lower GPA?
OK, I think you need to take a deep breath.
If you’re worried that an A+ will bring your GPA down, you’ve got to broaden your horizons to something beyond schoolwork.
Most HS’s do not have A+'s, so colleges that recalculate GPA will recalculate as a 4.0 anyway. Additionally, most HS’s do not weight classes taken outside the HS. Your experience is not uncommon and colleges know this. AT the end of the day, the effect of one unweighted class on a cumulative GPA is akin to a pimple on an elephant’s butt. If you are choosing courses based upon GPA impact, you are misunderstanding the purpose of college admissions in particular and learning in general. Good luck.
@bjkmom While I agree that GPA isn’t the most important thing in the world, I think it’s important to consider the OP’s point of view when addressing the question.
This is not going to be a problem for university admissions. They don’t just blindly look at GPA. In fact, GPAs from different high schools cannot be directly compared since different high schools calculate GPA very differently.