<p>My school has recently decided to include certain middle school grades on our high school transcripts - which is basically fine for me, since I’ve made As all the way through. However, for purposes of ranking, I have fallen from 2 to 3 of 188 because of an A- in Algebra 1 Part 1 in 6th grade. Would it be wise of me to indicate that middle school grades are at play here, and that without them, I would be salutatorian? Or should I just let it go? I want to let it go, but … eh. Being salutatorian is kind of a big deal. Do schools care about middle school grades?</p>
<p>I don’t see any harm in being matter of fact in the add’l info section. Something like:</p>
<p>“My school recently changed the way it calculates GPA and rank. Under the new system, which includes middle school grades, my GPA is XXXX and I am ranked third. Under the previous system, my GPA is xxx and I am ranked second.”</p>
<p>Don’t whine or make excuses, just present the facts.</p>
<p>I agree with the above.
If this policy is still being developed, it might be worthwhile to have a conversation with the principal (or whoever is responsible for the change) to point out this consequence. It seems unfair to include grades from 6th grade! Many schools list the credit for a class like that without including the grade.</p>
<p>I go to a charter school where the grades on the transcript are from 6th - 12th grade, but GPA is done only by 9th - 12th grade. My GC told me colleges ignore 6th - 8th.</p>