<p>"… he responded that he would rather learn something new that he is interested in than play the GPA game. Gotta respect the kid" - Amen to that, Granite! </p>
<p>A coworker’s has a very bright son that encountered lower ranking due to doing calc class at State Flagship down the road (unweighted) rather than hs AP. The dad felt it resulted in Stanford denial, but it’s hard to really know - Stanford is a tough admit for all.</p>