The Red Zone GPA is not an average GPA but rather the low end GPA for admitted students. For twenty years we have used this metric to build proportional lists that allow students to reach for the stars while keeping their feet on the ground. To see how you stack up, enter your GPA (full details below) into your back end profile then visit your hearted list. After that, it's as easy as keeping a balance of red, orange, yellow, and green schools. Click here for a video explaining more about the Red Zone GPA.
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Although many colleges and universities will look at freshman grades, The Blue List GPA focuses on the 10th and 11th grade weighted academic GPA because we have found that the most reliable single indicator to evaluate admission chances.
Remember to enter the number of letter grades you had based on how you are reporting them. For example, if your school uses semesters, then you will need to add the first and second semester grades to the count. An A both semesters means you add two A’s to the total.
When counting your honors and AP courses, remember to count by semesters or trimesters rather than by courses.
Because many high schools have different weighting systems, we use the UC’s (A through G) guidelines, which offer a reliable scaling of California high school core curriculums. Check for the gold stars to see if your classes earn a GPA bump.
