<p>I am Asian and I have a brother who is in Williams College(#1 liberal art school) which means I get a lot of pressure to become better than my brother. He told me colleges care about cumulative GPA a lot. He warn me not to takes any classes with a 4 point scale as they will pull down my cumulative GPA. Currently I am a pre-ib freshman with a 3.81/4.6 unweighted/weighted gpa. Should I or should I not takes electives(such as Personal and Family Finance) over the summer with a 4 point-scale ? He say to takes only honor/ap/IB classes but I am worry that by the time I reach 11th grade, I won’t be able to juggle all those courses. </p>
<p>Same problem here. Rigor is more important, but WGPA and related rank determines “rigor”…
I’d just learn the stuff without getting credit if you’re really interested.
I’m working on reforming our district’s WGPA system, as our current system makes even AP courses taken over the summer to weighted on a 4 point scale. <em>bureaucratic districts FTW!</em></p>