I Used the Wrong GPA Scale on Common App?

blueskies2day
Thu, 13 Oct 2016 03:27:22 +0000

@adp106 We did the same thing because the COUNSELOR at our private school told everyone wrong at a college prep meeting, (ha, go figure) so tons of people put it as a 5 scale instead of a 4 scale. She corrected herself long after he had sent in his common app. @skieurope is right, this happens all the time. Plus the colleges have the profiles of the high schools, they know the scales, and/or they recalculate. Just like you, mine had a 4.67 or something like that, and we stressed that for the longest time. I can feel your concern, been there done that, but you should let it go. He got into 14 of 15 schools including one Ivy, UCLA, UCB, etc. The one he didn’t get into was Stanford, I don’t think it was having the scale wrong that kept him out of there. It will be ok. Relax. Seriously, it’s ok.