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@lij1207
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 • 3 years ago •
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Do colleges use GPA from counselor report or transcript

My transcript has no GPA but has the mark of every class but my counselor report has my GPA for 11th grade which is high for me so will colleges use that GPA or average my transcript?

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@CameronBameron
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 • 3 years ago[edited]

Your counselor is responsible for corroborating the UWGPA you report on your college application so if you put down a 3.90, the transcript they submit must also say 3.90. They are also responsible for submitting to the colleges directly, your mid-year 12-grade report which is either the 1st trimester or 1st semester depending on how your school's calendar is. Also at the end of your 12th grade, they will also have to submit your final 12th-grade transcripts and final overall transcript.

Since you are concerned about how the GPA is calculated, I would make sure you have the same number before you submit it on your college application.

While many colleges recalculate GPAs like the UC system, and some schools only count 10th and 11th-grade transcripts like Stanford, you have to go through your college list and research how they will decide what information to glean off what your counselor supplies to them. No one here will know what the colleges will use unless you provide a list of colleges you are applying to.

Good luck.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@lij12073 years ago

So my transcript does not show anything calculated. It just shows every grade I've received. My college counselor however, calculates the grade for only 11th Grade and puts it on the school profile. She also calculates every other juniors grade so that she can put the average on the school profile. So the only calculated grade the colleges will have is my GPA for only 11th grade however, they will be able to see all my courses and grades from 9th-11th but its not calculated into a GPA.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@lij12073 years ago

How would it work as a result of this?

@CameronBameron3 years ago

Since all colleges require you to self report your high school unweighted GPA on a base scale your school uses say the 4.0 scale, you will have to make a spreadsheet for all your classes that you have grades for from 9th, 10th, 11th, and whatever 12th grades you have at the time you apply. I'm surprised your HS doesn't make it easy for those attending.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@lij12073 years ago

My school is a Canadian school, to clarify

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