<p>That’s wrong. UGA does recalculate GPA and only includes academic courses (so no band, art, etc). See their explanation here: [University</a> of Georgia :: Undergraduate Admissions :: First Year Admission Criteria](<a href=“http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/first_year_admission_criteria.html]University”>http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/first_year_admission_criteria.html)</p>