<p>As I view this forum and several chance threads, I’ve seen students with UW GPA’s of 3.7-3.8s that later proceed to post their grades (which often include several Bs, some Cs, and obviously many As). In my case, my GPA is a 3.85 UW and I have only ever received one B (and the rest of my grades are in the A range). I have a friend from a different state whose school treats all grades in the A range as a 4.0. My school separates As and A-s in GPA value.</p>
<p>But I was wondering, if scanning transcripts in a cursory manner, would admissions treat my 3.85 equal to another student’s 3.85 (but with slightly lower grades… same GPA because school does GPAs differently) the same?</p>
<p>And I don’t think colleges just give us all a quick glance. I acknowledge that they do really look into us a good deal. I just wonder… are unweighted GPAs viewed as generally standardized numbers? It’s baffled me how this number indicates much if its not even standardized to a decent degree.</p>