IB and Weighted GPA

nanotechnology
Mon, 02 Dec 2013 03:21:37 +0000

Every school has a different method of weighting, so it would be ridiculous for colleges to compare these weighted GPAs. Universities usually look at the unweighted GPA and the rigor of the courses, and some have their own weighting formula that they can apply equally to all applicants. Weighting plays the biggest role in terms of class rank.

My university lists the middle 50% of applicant GPAs as 3.6-4.2. My school didn’t weight. I have no idea what the university’s weighting formula is. I have no idea where I fall in their spectrum. But there’s nothing you can do to affect it, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much.