I Used the Wrong GPA Scale on Common App?

skieurope
Thu, 13 Oct 2016 02:15:02 +0000

With this being said, can this have any impact on my admissions decisions?

No. Applicants make this mistake every year. Your transcript and school profile will list the grading scale, and colleges will use that, just like they will use the transcript for your GPA.

Since the colleges get the transcripts and school reports from high schools, does that mean that they go off of that and the value that I report is arbitrary?

Colleges that ask for a transcript and official score report will use a transcript and SAT/ACT score reports for your scores. Listing them on the app is just a formality.

maybe ask your counselor if they can mention it to the school?

Don’t do that. It’s not a big deal.