<p>Just saw this post and I can sympathize with your situation. My older daughter (Penn State, sophomore) applied two years ago to Miami. She was accepted just before Christmas, earlier than the expected Feb 1 decision expected, and the letter stated this was because of her “high academic performance”. Her high school used a 7 point scale, in this case a 4 point A was equivalent to a 95-100%, a 93-94% was sn A- and was worth 3.67, etc. my 2nd daughter attends a different high school where the scale is 10 point, 90-100=A, etc. Miami gave no regard to the scale and offered D1 no money with a 3.68 GPA, even though that was greater than a 93% overall, which at D2’s high school would have been a 4.0 GPA. The difference in grading scales around the country creates an unfair advantage/disadvantage when it comes to scholarships. I don’t want to discourage you from looking into Miami, it is a great school, but when we called and inquired about the scholarships they were less than interested in reviewing our situation and pretty much told us we were out of luck. Hope your situation is different.</p>