Confused about GPA comparisons between schools vs GPA absolutism
I've been lurking for a bit, and I'm a bit confused about the conversations surrounding GPA. Specifically, I wonder how much context is considered when evaluating GPA.
More context for an example; I got my BA from UVa with a dual major. I had a lot of AP credits and a lot of study abroad credits; so I got 2 majors with only 95 total graded credits. I finished all the "easy A's" in highschool and during study abroad for transfer credit so they are not factored into my GPA.
Now that I'm taking classes at the local community college I am getting easy A's in classes that probably would have been B/B+'s at UVa. I got 3.55 GPA overall at UVa but I'm at 29 credit hours of straight A's at the local community college with so much less effort.
Is the relative different meaning of GPA taken into consideration at all? If GPA on its own is really as important as people here are acting, I'll just keep pumping mine with easy community college courses I guess.