GPA guides
Worked examples and the published policies of real schools, each checked against the school's own page.
How to raise your GPA in one semester: the math
See how far one semester can move your GPA, what term GPA a goal demands, and how five colleges treat a retaken course.
September 24, 20265 min read
GPA from multiple colleges: method, AMCAS and LSAC rules
How to combine GPAs from several colleges with the credit-weighted method, and how AMCAS, AADSAS and LSAC calculate the figure they report.
September 24, 20263 min read
Does a W hurt your GPA? What it does to financial aid
A withdrawal stays out of your GPA at the schools checked here, but it can lower the completion rate that financial aid tracks. The numbers, with examples.
September 24, 20263 min read
Cum laude GPA requirements: what 11 schools publish
Published Latin honors rules from 11 colleges, from fixed GPA cutoffs to class-rank systems, and how to find the rule at your own school.
September 24, 20264 min read