Hey everyone, I got roped into a heated debate with my younger sister about middle school. Do students even have GPAs in middle school, or is that strictly a high school thing? Just asking for the sake of the argument.
While middle school students do receive grades for their courses, whether or not an official GPA (grade point average) calculation is made can vary depending on the specific middle school's practices and policies. Some middle schools may calculate GPAs as a way to track a student's academic progress, while others may not.
That being said, even if a middle school does maintain GPAs, they generally hold little to no weight in the college admissions process, as colleges and universities mainly focus on a student's high school academic performance. Nevertheless, developing good study habits and a strong academic foundation in middle school can be helpful in setting a student up for success in high school and beyond.
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