cumulative gpa or adjusted?

[imagikricei]

I'm working on my application for UH. I was wondering which gpa should i put? cumulative or adjusted?

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[omnione]

What exactly does the application say?

 

[imagikricei]

hm... it just says gpa...

 

[omnione]

Normally, I would put the cumulative GPA if no such designation exists on the application. Just remember that every secondary and/or primary is different so that's why I asked. Filling out applications is all about following directions.

Just to be sure, what do you mean by an adjusted GPA?

 

[azPharmD2B]

Contact the school then and ask for clarification.

omni, adjusted would include retakes and freshman forgiveness

 

[imagikricei]

well I retook a course and made a higher grade so there is an adjusted gpa on my transcript. Two gpa's, cumulative and adjusted.

 

[omnione]

Contact the school then and ask for clarification.

omni, adjusted would include retakes and freshman forgiveness

My school never made a distinction between the two types and they provide a de facto adjusted GPA only.

 

[suasponte]

You should put cumulative.

UH does not take the higher adjusted grade. They average. A guy I knew didn't get in for that very reason. He had a 4.0 adjusted GPA but like a 3.1 cumulative.

 

[PArTyKikI]

Agreed with previous post. UH does average repeated courses, so putting adjusted gpa would not reflect the gpa they want.