Where it becomes difficult for admissions offices is when a school weights in a way that can not be backed out - and there are schools that play that game too.
My nieces HS gives an A in an AP class for 85 and above, A in honors for 88 and above A in cp for 90 and above. The transcript shows only an A, no equivalent numerical grade. So how do you back that out? Admissions has no way of knowing if the raw grade was above whatever arbitrary mark they are using.
This is why GPA's are becoming meaningless as every school does it differently, some transparent and some not so much.
My nieces HS gives an A in an AP class for 85 and above, A in honors for 88 and above A in cp for 90 and above. The transcript shows only an A, no equivalent numerical grade. So how do you back that out? Admissions has no way of knowing if the raw grade was above whatever arbitrary mark they are using.
This is why GPA's are becoming meaningless as every school does it differently, some transparent and some not so much.