A gpa bump?

Peppers
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:58:32 +0000

Well, since they get your school’s CEEB number, they also know it’s API score too. If your school has a ridiculously high API, then, sure, an admissions officer might forgive something slightly sub par, but the term slightly should be emphasized. It’s one matter to say that a student with a 3.7 but going to a hard HS can get in to a highly selective school like UCLA, but it’s another to say that a student with a 3.2 but going to a hard HS can get into UCSD. There doesn’t seem to be a quantifiable “GPA boost”, only considerations and accommodations for those electing to engage in a more rigorous high school curriculum.