Seems like every HS student now has a weighted GPA. My son goes to a school where all all grades from a C- and above in AP classes are given a one grade boost. So, for example, an A (or 4 towards GPA) becomes a 5 when calculating weighted GPA. What they didn't explain when my son started HS, is that these weighted GPAs are meaningless when it comes to applying for college. My wife and I both graduated from HS in the mid 80's. Applying for college was very different at that time and neither of us can recall any talk of weighted vs unweighted GPAs. So, until our son started applying for college, we were unaware that his weighted GPA was really not meaningful.
I understand that colleges look at the strength of the classes a student takes in addition to unweighted GPA. However, that still does not explain why High Schools feel the need to give weighted GPAs other than to boost their ego and the egos of students....well, until the student applies for college that is.
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