May courses taken while the student was in junior high school count toward the high school GPA for purposes of awarding the scholarship?
If the courses appear on the high school transcript and if they are regarded in all respects as high school courses, they should be included in the calculation of the GPA for purposes of the AES. • What if a school does not normally use “all subjects” when calculating the GPA? The school may contact HEAB and receive a waiver to calculate the GPA using only the academic subjects normally included in the GPA. • How are GPA ties resolved? The high school should have a written policy stating the tie-breakers to be used, in the order in which they will be used. Typical tie breakers are ACT scores, or number of honors courses. • How does a student qualify to be an alternate for the scholarship? The student may be named an alternate if he or she has the same GPA as any student who was named a recipient. “SAME GPA” MEANS THAT IF THE RECIPIENT’S GPA APPEARS ON THE TRANSCRIPT AS 3.987, THEN THE ALTERNATE MUST HAVE A 3.987, NOT A 3.986. YOU MAY NOT SIMPLY ROUND A GPA SO THAT IT APPEARS TO BE THE
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- May courses taken while the student was in junior high school count toward the high school GPA for purposes of awarding the scholarship?
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