“Look Ma! I got a 4.8 GPA!”. While it seems impossible, some elite students can boast of such an achievement. MCPS policy awards an extra weighted GPA point to students who take Honors, AP, or IB classes, and does not dif- ferentiate between them. In recent years, the rise of more advanced programs has hurt honors classes, leaving them at a level that was previously deemed on-level, but still weighted. In fact, even 10th grade Honors Health is weighted. With so many different classes be- ing simplified down to one bonus point, what has the relevance of weighted GPA become? If you ask admissions officers of nearby uni- versities, virtually nothing.