Seems to me that allot of the spreads people are reporting are way too large. I understand that colleges recalculate gpas but these people are talking about their H.S. weighted/unweighted gpas. And they show too much of a spread in my thinking. It seems unless youve taken many, many honors/AP courses; it just doesnt make sense. Im not saying I dont believe anybody, Im saying I dont understand the reason for the wide differences.
<p>I think the wide differences are accounted for in how many classes the student takes. For example, in my school, we’re required to take 7 classes per semester. But, our school doesn’t offer as many APs, so in those few APs we take, the grades are A’s and some B’s. But because the other 4 or 5 other classes we take are not AP, the weightage doesn’t seem much if we end up getting B’s in those 2 or 3 APs.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if I make sense, lol, but I hope that answers your question.</p>