The MOST IMPORTANT thing any parent who wants their kid to go to UGA needs to READ THIS. UGA admissions takes every high school GPA and recalculates it. EVERY parent needs to understand this. UGA strips out bonus GPA points for Honors classes and Dual Enrollment. They ONLY give you bonus GPA points for AP and IB courses. They also strip out fluff grades like Art or Physical Education from your kids GPA. Full stop - no exceptions. High Schools will tell a kid they have a 4.4 GPA. When UGA recalculates it, it is likely to be a 3.8 if they did not take AP classes. The good news is that UGA doesn’t punish kids at schools that have only 3-4 AP courses. But, your kid damn well better take all 3-4. Follow David Graves blog on admissions - it is the only source of truth. It is sad when parents say “my kid had a 4.4 GPA and was rejected at UGA”. The truth is that, in UGA’s eyes, your kid was nowhere near a 4.4. It is a damn lie. It is fiction created by the high schools. As parents, arm yourselves with facts, tell your kids the truth about UGA GPA recalculation, and there will be less disappointment over “vanity” GPAs the high schools give out.
https://www.admissions.uga.edu/blog/calculating-uga-gpa/
