My HS did weighted GPAs too, but we were warned that colleges would also be seeing the raw grades, so we shouldn't depend on the AP credits to prop us up.
Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Spike's Bitches 27: I'm Embarrassed for Our Kind.
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Jessica - Nov 18, 2005 9:44:52 am PST #5586 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
erikaj - Nov 18, 2005 9:47:24 am PST #5587 of 10003
Always Anti-fascist!
I took weighted classes too, and hustled hard for my Bs. Except that I took math with the slow kids and teen moms. Actually, in many ways that was better for my education.
SuziQ - Nov 18, 2005 9:48:29 am PST #5588 of 10003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Interesting, Jessica. At college night recently, a few of the college reps told K-Bug that the fact that she was taking two AP classes her sophomore year counted more than the actual grades she earns (well, she has to pass and all that). The higher the grade, the better, but still...
Volans - Nov 18, 2005 9:48:59 am PST #5589 of 10003
move out and draw fire
We didn't have AP classes at my high school, and when I applied to college no one could tell me what scores the colleges would see.
After I got to school, I spent one summer working in the Admissions office, recalculating GPAs from schools that used non-standard scales. So I think my school probably reported the weighted GPA.
Connie Neil - Nov 18, 2005 9:58:53 am PST #5590 of 10003
brillig
I remember nothing of how my schools defined grading. I've been too busy being weirded out that I caught myself holding the copy of Newsweek at arm's length so I could read it better at lunch.
amych - Nov 18, 2005 10:00:10 am PST #5591 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
At college night recently, a few of the college reps told K-Bug that the fact that she was taking two AP classes her sophomore year counted more than the actual grades she earns (well, she has to pass and all that).
Likely true -- it's a lot less common for her to be doing advanced work this early than for a kid to be doing it at all in this era of everyone takes a zillion APs and all the schools know all about weighted averages.
(disclaimer: IANAadmissionsofficer. But I did temp for them.)
SuziQ - Nov 18, 2005 10:06:15 am PST #5592 of 10003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Interesting to know. I'm just glad to see her work hard, not matter the results.
vw bug - Nov 18, 2005 10:08:38 am PST #5593 of 10003
Mostly lurking...
Totally unrelated to anything, I heard back from my Computers and Humans' professor. He's willing to work with me. So, I'll be doing my presentation next Wednesday, and I'll be turning in my late assignments then as well. I'm very relieved.
ETA: This is good, because end of the withdrawal period was *yesterday*.
Emily - Nov 18, 2005 10:15:20 am PST #5594 of 10003
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Hi!
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vw bug - Nov 18, 2005 10:20:01 am PST #5595 of 10003
Mostly lurking...
Hi, roommie!