It's a problem. Colleges are reacting.

It's a problem. Colleges are reacting.
by ShillelaghHugger (2018-08-15 14:48:00)

In reply to: High School GPA inflation. posted by sluredandstumbly

I work for admissions for USAFA- sort of... I'm a local liaison.

What we're told is we look at GPA but ultimately we care about 2 things:

Did you take difficult classes?
How well did you do in those difficult classes?

On top of that we assign level of difficulty to High Schools. A 4.0 who took normal classes at an average school isn't likely to get in. A 3.5 who went to a good school and took a bunch of honors and AP has a chance.

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