GPA and Ranking System Fallacies

[sybbie719]

<p>The more selective the school, the more likely that the GPA is unweighted because there is already an expectation that students should be taking the most rigerous classes their school offers.</p>

<p>NACAC’s 2006 Annual State of College Admission Report provides analysis of the combined results from the Admission Trends Survey and the Counseling Trends Survey. Based on surveys of school counselors and colleges and universities nationwide, NACAC provides this report to highlight issues of concern to college-bound students, their parents, and the educators who serve them. </p>

<p>Even if you don’t read the whole report, you should definitely read Chapter 4 Factors in the Admissions Process</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/NR/rdonlyres/7CA6BEAA-90C5-4357-A498-FB0566564D71/0/06SOCA_Chapter4.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nacacnet.org/NR/rdonlyres/7CA6BEAA-90C5-4357-A498-FB0566564D71/0/06SOCA_Chapter4.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Colleges and universities receive transcripts and GPA calculations from thousands of high schools, each of which may calculate GPAs differently.</p>

<p>Many high schools use a traditional 4-point scale to measure grade averages, others use weighted 4.5- or 5-point scales, while still others use grade scales that reach as high as 8 or 10.</p>

<p>To provide a standard comparison of grade point averages among applicants, some colleges recalculate grade point averages. Colleges
are virtually evenly split on the practice of recalculating GPAs—49 percent do and 51 percent do not. </p>

<p>High yield institutions are more likely than low yield institutions to recalculate GPA.

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<p>(Basically more selective schools where if admitted the student is more likely to enroll will recalculate your GPA to a 4 point scale)</p>

<p>Schools will look at major courses : English, Math, Social studies, Sciences, Foreign language, etc. They will back out of the GPA non academic courses such as: Band, Gym, Peer Leadership, study hall, Yearbook, etc.</p>

<p>there was a recent discussion on the parent’s forum about GPA, maybe this will help</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/566237-about-gpa-s.html?highlight=nacac+weighted[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/566237-about-gpa-s.html?highlight=nacac+weighted&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;