What is more reliable collegeboard or the college's actual website?

[fallenchemist]

<p>Well, that was kind of worthless vossron. Most of the hits were links to how colleges calculate your GPA for the courses you are taking in college, at least on the first page. I saw nothing of value there. Here is one quote: <a href=“http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/international-students/definitions/[/url]”>http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/international-students/definitions/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Recalculated GPA
The grade point average (GPA) that you have at your secondary school may include grades from non academic courses such as physical education and music. Also, if you have taken AP or IB courses your grade for that AP or IB courses may be increased to reflect the additional difficulty of the course. However, many colleges take the GPA they receive from your transcript and take out grades received in non academic courses. They may also take out any increases you have received because you took AP or IB classes. This “new” GPA that the college uses is a recalculated GPA. Because not all schools recalculate GPA or do so in the same manner, you should ask any school you are considering whether they recalculate GPA’s and how they do the recalculation.

Hardly authoritative, might just be an opinion still, but even it says some do and some don’t. Another link I looked at said they talked with William and Mary and was told they absolutely DO NOT recalculate GPA, they just take what the high school gives them. All in all, you have pretty much supported everything I have been saying.</p>