GPA conversion for AI or equivalent calculation by Non-Ivy schools

dadof4kids
Tue, 28 Feb 2017 21:23:54 +0000

Our school publishes a weighted and an unweighted average on the transcript. Weighted gives extra .5 for honors, extra 1 for AP. For +, extra .2, except A. So B=3, B+=3.2, A=4, A+=4. For weighted, - is ignored, so A-=A, and B-=B. For unweighted, both + and - are ignored, B-,B,B+ all = 3. I don’t know if this is standard. It’s different than my college did it 25 years ago, which is my only experience with the 4.0 scale.

My question is how top academic schools will view the transcript. Will they look at weighted, unweighted, or plug the grades into their own formula that treats the + and - grades differently? Also class rank is included, not sure how that factors in as well. I’m concerned about AI at Ivy schools, but also how treated by NESCAC and other high academic schools. DS is top 7%, not as high as I would like what we are working with.

I know the best answer is to ask the coach, but DS is still a sophomore. Due to his competition schedule, he won’t have ACT until September of Junior year. It seems like without that information it is getting ahead of ourselves to discuss that level of detail with coaches. I’m just trying to get a general idea of how it works. That will help us figure which coaches to even talk to. When I have specific info in a year or 2, I will be happy to share.

Thanks.