I Used the Wrong GPA Scale on Common App?

adp106
Thu, 13 Oct 2016 01:13:17 +0000

So, I go to a school in which A’s in a regular class are worth 4 points, A’s in honors classes are worth 5 points, and A’s in AP classes are worth 6 points. My weighted GPA is 4.87, and when I was filling out the Common App, it asked me what the scale was. I was sure that it would be 6 because that’s the highest possible GPA you could have, so I didn’t even think to ask. I submitted my application, and later found out that it should’ve been a 4 point scale. With this being said, can this have any impact on my admissions decisions? I worked hard to get that 4.87 and I’d hate to have all that work tarnished because I entered a wrong number. 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? Help!!!