I currently am a junior with a 3.97 unweighted GPA. Although this is the GPA on my transcript, I am taking a dual credit english class that does not affect my high school GPA and the grade only shows on the transcript. I heard that UMich calculates your GPA themselves, and last semester I got a C in this class after slacking off since I knew it wouldn’t change my gpa and I just needed to pass. If my transcript lists an 3.97 unweighted GPA on the 4.0 scale, will UMich use this as my GPA or recalculate it to include all my classes including the dual cred english?
Some schools take the gpa as shown. Others recalculate.
If you have a 3.97, that’s strong - even with a C, so I wouldn’t worry in that sense.
Yeah, was just wondering for Umich specifcially since its a big dream of mine and I heard they have a special system to recalculate the GPA.
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Article - Recalculated GPA for First... describes how University of Michigan recalculates HS GPA for frosh applicants, but does not mention whether and how college courses taken while in high school are included.
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That’s fine - but your record is your record.
If it’s your dream, you’re applying regardless, right?
PS - don’t have a dream school - there are many great schools out there, Michigan being one.
Good luck.
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Have you taken more classes?
Like others have said, it’s already done and time to move on,
However, with one C in a college class, IMO, unless you can do more with better grades, you are looking like a near 4.0 HS students who can’t perform at the college (community college) level and that will not look good for a big Public like U Mich or for that matter, anywhere else.
College doesn’t care about your GPA as much as they need to know you can do the work once there. It is important to show them you CAN do the work.
Best of luck.
This is one of 3 classes I’m doing with the community college dual cred. I have an A, the C I mentioned, and in the second semester of this English class I will have another A. It’s easiest than my freshman English class I really only stooped that low because of laziness last semester. I’m hoping an A in the second semester of the same class will mitigate the C in a way or at least prove I was capable of doing well in those type of classes.
When one gets into a selective college, they never know why.
When one doesn’t, they also never know why.
Keep your grades up - but it takes much more than grades - so be the best you outside the classroom, with a test, and the rest of it - and if U Mich happens, then great.
And if not, there’s many a substitutional school to U Mich - and one of them will be great for you as well.
Sounds like you are on the right path. Just keep grinding, you will get there. Best of luck.
@Knowsstuff can you answer this poster’s very specific question?
Michigan uses the A=4,B=3 and so on in your core classes. No +/-.
Just keep that C a C or better Michigan is really big on getting ready for college. So they like your grades to be up and not declining.
Depending on your schools situation Michigan would rather have you take AP classes vs college classes. But every schools situation can be different like maybe your HS doesn’t have a lot of AP classes.
Saying all this… You should know tomorrow at around 3:00pm Eastern time.
So relax. Have schools that you would be excited to go to and not a dream school. Fit is better then illusion and make sure you can afford the school for 4 year’s.
Just a FYI and I say this a lot. Michigan is a very tough school for the best students. Use every resource avaliable till you don’t need to. They have plenty of support systems.
Good luck.
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They typically just see it as rigor, As I stated they actually prefer taking APs over college classes.
Plus as you know, Michigan is very tough on transfer classes especially science and math.
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OP is a junior. I think he has plenty of time to prepare.
Is this sort of a backhanded disdain against community colleges, presumably based on what they see at Michigan community colleges?
. Thx didn’t see that… I would have him call admission at Michigan to help with what classes have more impact on their decision process then
Nope. Personal experience from many many people I know in this position that got accepted to Michigan. Freshman summer (between freshman and junior year) my son took 2 classes at a local CC to save some money. He had to send in the final exams and syllabus to both very well known really good CC. It took a while before they accepted them. They actually talked to the head of the departments. They have very specific requirements that maybe other schools don’t have… Don’t know.
In his supposed to be easier Calc 2 class and physics 2 class were kids from engineering since it was at a CC… Lol. Kids were home from the summer from Georgia Tech, Michigan, Berkley, Stanford USC etc. It was not easy… Lol
Michigan’s math is very detailed and goes deeper. I have talked to too many top kids from stellar school systems. At the first quiz kids are stating they are dropping out of Medicine /engineering. This is why the warning that Michigan is very tough. That first semester of just sorta standard classes is a very large adjustment for many student’s. My friends kid is there now. All As in HS and now there. Her first 3 weeks was calls home crying. She she figured it out and has an intense internship this summer with most likely guaranteed job offer.
Like I said, use all the resources. Many.Great students just keep using them.
Probably any college is a big adjustment from high school, since college expects more self motivation and time management from the student. Add to that the distractions of a new social environment if attending residentially, and the adjustment becomes even bigger.
Where reasonable to do, it may be desirable for a high school student to take a college course or few (at the college, not “college in the high school” dual enrollment) to get feel of how college differs from high school while still mostly in the more supervised environment of high school and home. This can ease the adjustment to college “for real”.