Not sure how to "unweight" D's grades

Applying to College
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Hi everyone,

My school will not report unweighted grades so we are trying to figure it out. Some of the grades on D’s transcript are from 8th grade. I have heard that many schools won’t look at those grades. Those three grades bring down her average a good deal.

Also, when I have been trying to DIY unweight, I have excluded grades in “non-academic” subjects (choir, health, etc.) Is this what most do when they unweight?

Its not really that big a deal, since I easily see how she stacks up for acceptances on our school’s naviance page, but there are a few programs she would like to reach for (BS/MD) for which knowing the unweighted grades would be helpful. When I compare her stats to others’ results, I want to make sure I’m comparing apples to apples.

Thanks!

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A=4, B=3, C=2. Average the result.

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Generally for the Common Data Set numbers or comparison with other applicants out here, you don’t take out non-academic grades. Now a college might. But you shouldn’t for purposes of chancing our here, etc.

Here is a helpful calculator if she gets letter grades now:

http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/sPages/gpa.cfm

There are schools that give 4.3 for an A+, too.

The thing you are trying to eliminate when “unweighting” is the assignment of more GPA points per credit for honors or AP classes.

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@intparent Thanks! Thats exactly what I was looking for. What about the 8th grade grades? Keep them or chuck them for chancing purposes?

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Chuck them.

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Her school can’t tell you their formula?

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@alooknac You would think they could, but they don’t.