How does UT Austin view grades/gpa from middle school?
I took Spanish 1 in 7th grade in a different state. However, it didn't even count for high school GPA in that school (I didn't even know what GPA was until I went to high school). Additionally, over there, the grades are placed on a 1-4 scale (you can get 3.5 or 4 but nothing in between).
My counselors, however, forced those Spanish 1 grades into my transcript (they converted them into on level grades of 90 and 94). This however is a 4.1 and 4.4 already on my high school transcript. Then the same thing happened for 8th grade (but I was in Texas and still had no idea my language/algebra credits would go on my high school transcript).
Because of all this, I started high school with a 4.5 weighted GPA (3 classes).
Currently, I'm a rising senior and I brought my gpa up to a 5.36 and am now in the top 7% of my class (after like 13 ap classes😭). However, without those middle school grades, I'd easily be in the top 5% (I'm trying to apply to McCombs)
Does UT Austin actually check the transcript or calculate their own GPA or do they just plain look at the final GPA? Also is there anything I can do to like show them this info? I find it incredibly unfair that basically any other student has a massive advantage compared to me already and I don't want my middle school grades to be a deciding factor for my college acceptance. (Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!)