<p>We never recalculate GPA (I’ve addressed the reasons for this in other posts). </p>
<p>But! That doesn’t mean that we’re slaves to the ranking and GPA that schools give. We look at the transcripts - closely. And you can’t help but notice, when looking at that transcript, what courses students have chosen to take. I read plenty of schools that don’t weight their GPA, and when I look to see who the best students are, I know I need to pay attention to the curriculum and its strength. That’s true for any school, but more work is required for schools with unweighted, or lightly weighted, GPAs.</p>