Before enrolling in a college course: see what an A, B, C, D or F would do to the high school GPA, and what it puts on a college transcript that never goes away.
The high school GPA now
The college course
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A college course creates a college transcript that follows the student. Colleges they apply to may ask for it, and some will see every grade on it.
The college grade usually starts the student's college GPA. Some colleges recalculate GPA from transferred courses; many record transferred credit without the grade. Each college decides.
Withdrawing after the deadline usually records a W. Failing records an F on the college transcript.
Some financial aid later depends on a college GPA and completed credits; a poor start in high school can follow the student.
An estimate using a simple average of course grades. High schools compute GPA in different ways; ask yours how college courses are counted and weighted.
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