Do colleges factor in electives when calculating GPA?

Applying to College
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<p>I took music as an elective last year (sophmore), but received a “B-” in the course. Will colleges consider this?.
At my school it is mandatory to take either art or music as an elective.</p>

<p>(I argued eith the teacher during one of the classes, and he gave me a zero for participation, which makes up 15% of the grade)</p>

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<p>Depends on college. Many of your high ranked colleges redo GPA by considering only core college prep courses – math, English, social science/history, lab science, and foreign language – and ignore all others (that B- will not be considered but neither will that likely A you got in Health). Some, however, like the UC’s, consider art/music as among the core courses.</p>

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<p>yes, they consider everything including electives. </p>

<p>I’m takin Business Law, Marketing, etc… and it all counts</p>

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<p>I agree with Drubsa, it depends on the school.</p>

<p>what colleges are looking for is that you have taken the most rigerous courses your school offers and you have done well. </p>

<p>Many schools do not factor in electives (music, art, gym, health etc) and some look at your unweighted GPA because there is already an “expectation” that you should be taking APs and honors classes if your school offers them.</p>

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<p>A vast number of the highest-ranking colleges consider only classes in the four core classes and foreign language.</p>

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<p>then do uc’s count it?</p>

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<p>i guess those “high ranking” colleges don’t take electives seriously. Yet another reason for us normal folks to look down on them.</p>