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Re: "A" in Robotics = Lower GPA?

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Originally Posted by Katie_UPS View Post
I'm a little confused by why this is an excuse to not take robot class (or any other non-AP class). I understand the class rank circus, but it's missing out on automatic admission, not getting an automatic rejection. Applying for a school with good numbers/recommendations/essays/etc (even if your class rank is funky from GPA inflation) is going to result favorably.
I think the argument is that a lot of students initially want to get involved in robotics because it would help them in the future and stand out to colleges. If they can get automatic acceptance though by not taking the class, then it doesn't make too much sense to a person not yet committed to the program. Especially if they only want to go to an in state school.
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