Would this A hurt me or help me?

Applying to College
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<p>So, I did an internship over the summer and there was an internship class associated with it (ROP). I chose to take the letter grade in the ROP class and got an A, so i expected it to raise the unweighted grade, but even out with my weighted 4.0 of the semester before.
Even so, I also took a college course and expected a B in it, but it turns out I got an A-, which will raise my weighted and unweighted grades. </p>

<p>But the letter grade I got from the ROP class is already taking the weighted down.</p>

<p>Should I ask for credit/no credit or stick to the A on my transcript in ROP with my unweighted a little higher and my weighted a little lower?</p>

<p>i know this was a mouth full.</p>

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<p>hmm i think colleges mainly look at the unweighted GPA so i guess you should do whichever raises that one. wait for someone else to post beside me though, since im not completely sure!</p>

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<p>haha people on CC are so good, A’s actually hurt their chances</p>

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<p>I have the same problem as you! I have no chance at being my school’s valedictorian because I took four years of band (and band summer school, which we get credit for), three years of Academic Decathlon (and Acadec summer school), and two community college courses. Even though I’ve maintained a 4.0 in more classes than anyone else (also most rigorous courseload available + going out of my way to get harder classes), I also took so many electives that my weighted gpa went down compared to the lazy students who did nothing. It’s what you get for liking to do too many things in high school. At first it bothered me, but what can you do? I wouldn’t give up my hard-earned grades if I were you. I just accepted the fact that I’m not going to be ranked number one, but I’ll still be in the top 2%.</p>

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<p>The elite adcoms know the difference between a sky high GPA built on fluff and a respectable one built on challenging academics. They’ve been doing this a while ;). If you are still concerned that the discrepancy might elude the adcom, why not ask your GC to explain it in his/her recommendation? In any case, even if you were officially ranked No. 1 and had perfect test scores, it would in no way guarantee you a spot at the elite colleges. They turn away applicants with such stats all the time in favor of applicants with slightly lower test scores and GPAs. And I’m NOT talking about URMs. I’m talking about competing white applicants (non-legacy, non-development, non-athlete applicants).</p>