<p>Yesterday I received an “Ask the Dean” question from a mom whose daughter, a junior, is a straight-A student and also a varsity tennis player. This year, her high school started grading students in their sport and adding this grade to the GPA (!) This girl also got an A in tennis, but, because it’s NOT an honors or AP class (all her others are), the A in tennis will actually lower her GPA. (If this is confusing to you, read my post here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/819275-how-do-admission-officials-decipher-your-transcript-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/819275-how-do-admission-officials-decipher-your-transcript-2.html</a> … it’s #22. It will explain how this can happen, although it still won’t make a lot of sense )</p>
<p>**So here’s the question … </p>
<p>Does YOUR high school penalize students who do more, even when they’re earning perfect grades in every undertaking?**</p>
<p>(Note that I’m talking about kids whose main academic subjects are all honors or AP but who get penalized by taking non-weighted electives or–in the case cited here–by taking part in sports.)</p>