<p>I was wondering does the UC prefer students who has a below average school gpa in a extremely competitive hs, or students with a high gpa in a okay hs? And for ucsd its not really fair if they use the seond method now is it?since they assign point values on everything, I mean what stops them from giving 500 points to a student that goes to a school that inflates the grade and only 200 to a student with a good gpa but lower than the previous students gpa because the latter goes to a demanding highshool?</p>
<p>They are essentially equal. From your rank, counselor’s report, and their data collected from your school, they will understand what exactly your GPA means.</p>
<p>Rank plays a big part of it; If someone has a average GPA but is very highly ranked, it’s obvious that the school deflates GPA. High GPA but average rank, its obvious that GPA is inflated. Again, along with data that your counselor submits and data they have collected over the years, everyone is put on a level playing field. They will not be fooled by a GPA that looks high/low; they will understand where you really stand.</p>
<p>^UC’s don’t do any of that. They don’t consider class rank, secondary school report, etc. So the OP is right. Schools with grade inflation do give applicants a higher chance of being admitted to UC’s like UCSD. Theres nothing you can really do…Note: UCSD really needs to change their point system thing. If UCSD wants to join the ranks of UCLA and Berkeley, it has to go to a holistic review.</p>
<p>^ sauce? a uci admissions officer (perhaps just uci) told my class that they don’t really use exact numbers for our test scores and gpa–instead, they focus on how we compete against/better or worse we did compared to our peers. his exact words: “technically, your true competition are in this room right now!”
consequently, rank essentially matters.</p>