How much does legacy count at amherst

jennieling
Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:17:43 +0000

Great ACT score! One thing to note on GPA’s: I have read in several books on applying to top colleges that they do “unweight” your grades. That is because every district does the weighting differently. In some districts a student can have literally almost half B’s and half A’s, but if most of the classes were weighted (ie for AP), then they may have a 3.8 or 3.9. In some districts it may be lower; in some, even higher. In our district that student would only have a 3.5. So my only question would be how are your actual grades, not considering “weighting” and how rigorous were your classes? That is very important to Amherst, although your having the legacy factor will certainly be a plus!!