How will colleges view my grades?

glassesarechic
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:58:38 +0000

Weighted GPA doesn’t matter, since weighting isn’t standardized. Lower GPAs can be compensated for with an upward trend, but unfortunately your last semester sophomore/first semester junior year drop isn’t going to look good. Junior year is the most rigorous year, and you’re expected to take it in stride. Some schools recalculate GPA using their own standards, and the UCs (I think…and I think other schools follow similar procedures, though I could be wrong) throw out freshman grades and double the weight of junior year grades.