<p>I dont get the importance of GPA…
- Varies completely from school to school, For example it is a joke to get a 4.3 in my HS (competitive public), while in the private school I used to attend 1 person in the last 10 year had a 4.0UW.
- Gives each class equal weight; for example if you are on track to be an engineering major shouldnt math & science classes be given more weight than english or foreign language
- Penalizes progression. I personally raised my W GPA by more than a point from my freshman& sophomore year in my JR year. So although I had a great Jr. year my cumulative is still in the dumps
- System is gamed, our schools current #1 student is famous for gaming the system. Takes the “easy” APs and takes the hard ones online, misses the days of tests & big assignments, coppies HW, and flat out cheats on tests. Yet this person in #1, but looking at his/her SAT (1900) scores shows that they are not as capable as the grades may suggest.</p>