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@dav.mc
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 • 3 years ago •
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Does Harvard look at my 9th grade GPA?
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I'm an international student from Brazil, and here 9th grade isn't a part of HS, so when we get our HS transcripts they don't have our grades from that year. Should I go after my 9th grade transcript or can I submit only 10th-12th?

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@EliasMiller
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145 answers, 154 votes
 • 3 years ago

@davi.c - great question. I looked around, but couldn't find the answer! I do suspect that Harvard admissions officers will want to see your 9th grade transcript anyway, but I don't know this for sure. I recommend that you email the Harvard admissions office and ask this question. No pressure, but it'd be great if you wanted to comment below when you get an answer! I'm quite curious.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@dav.mc3 years ago

Thank you. I'll look into it, if I find anything I'll comment here.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@dav.mc3 years ago

Hi, I sent an email asking the Admissions Office about grade conversion and my grades in general. They responded that I didn't have to convert my grades into the American system, neither have to provide a GPA if my school didn't usually average grades. They said that I should just submit my secondary school transcript, no problem. The question and the answer weren't specific about my 9th grade transcript because I had asked it a while ago, but since they said secondary school transcript >>>

[🎤 AUTHOR]@dav.mc3 years ago

I imagine that they are only asking for my secondary school transcript, which, in Brazil, doesn't include 9th grade. I'll look further into it, and if I find out that I'm wrong I'll say something else here, if don't comment again it's because, as it seems based on the response, the 9th grade transcript isn't required.

@EliasMiller
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3 years ago

@davi.c, thanks for following up! Makes sense that they'd just want to see the transcript - you could always make errors trying to convert it to a 4.0 scale or something like that. Interesting that they probably don't need to see your 9th grade grades.

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@heyitsgiulia
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 • 3 years ago[edited]

hi, davi! i'm also a brazilian student applying to harvard and yes, i'll send my 9th grade grades, but i also know a girl who got into columbia without her 9th grade on her transcript... honestly, it's way easier if you send it, but i think you could e-mail each college and see if they allow it!

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@dav.mc3 years ago [edited]

Hi, I wish I could send it as well, but since I didn't go to the same school in my 9th grade I think it will be personally easier to send only 10th-12th. But thank you so much for sharing your experience, I'll take it into consideration, alongside each school's policies, when deciding whether to include my 9th grade grades on my application.

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