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I recently got an email from my Congressional District Coordinator and he stated the following for tips on the USMA application process.
he states:
"While West Point will carefully scrutinize your transcripts to look at the courses you have taken and the grades you received, West Point does not use GPA in its evaluation. The grading variations between schools make GPA an unreliable tool for admission decisions. West Point will be evaluating you based on your class rank, the courses you took, and the quality of your school. If you do not already know what your class rank is, I suggest you ask your counselor. "
If USMA does not look at a candidate's GPA, then how will they be able to evaluate the class rank? Isn't the class rank based off of a student's GPA?
Right now, I am taking an advanced course in math, and 2 AP classes. But my GPA is not impressive at all. From this, how will my class rank be able to determine me as a competitive candidate who took hard courses?
Thanks for all the help!
Dave
he states:
"While West Point will carefully scrutinize your transcripts to look at the courses you have taken and the grades you received, West Point does not use GPA in its evaluation. The grading variations between schools make GPA an unreliable tool for admission decisions. West Point will be evaluating you based on your class rank, the courses you took, and the quality of your school. If you do not already know what your class rank is, I suggest you ask your counselor. "
If USMA does not look at a candidate's GPA, then how will they be able to evaluate the class rank? Isn't the class rank based off of a student's GPA?
Right now, I am taking an advanced course in math, and 2 AP classes. But my GPA is not impressive at all. From this, how will my class rank be able to determine me as a competitive candidate who took hard courses?
Thanks for all the help!
Dave