ontheblack wrote:.
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Schools don't look at your GPA, they look at your grades and they look at the course, [i]they also look at your high school's profile[/i][b][/b] - a rating system colleges have set up for themselves. Then they put it into their own algorithm to find what they say your GPA is. This is true at almost every decent school and applies to athletes and non-athletes. Basically, every school you apply to can evaluate you as having a different GPA
Not to question the law, but do others believe this to be true? My kid is in a school where a low B in many of classes would be an easy A in neighboring HS.
Yes, the admissions officers "profile" high schools. At the very least they know the better college prep schools around the country, and they know how students from each HS do once they are at their college. If students from your HS have a solid track record at a particular college, it helps your own child's chances for admission.
Check your HS matriculation list, preferably over a period of time, say 5 years. It will give you a solid idea of what colleges are accepting their graduates.