Class rank only reported in weighted GPA

ucbalumnus
Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:49:57 +0000

One other thing to consider: the high school is providing relatively easy opportunities to game one’s grades / GPA (one extra paper = 1.5 grade points, which seems large for extra credit). Students who play the game end up with exaggerated GPAs and ranks and may help themselves in college admissions… but when they get to college and the easy extra credit is much less available, are they more at risk of a bigger than typical drop in college versus high school apparent (as measured by GPA) academic performance?