<p>^A 94, converted to a 4.0 scale, is a 3.76. However, that 94 is an average of all my grades rather than a scale of how many As or Bs I have or whatever. If that’s the US system, then according to that system, my GPA would probably be higher than a 3.76. But my school doesn’t grade that way.
I was assuming a 94 was an A/4.0 because on the international scale a 94->100 is the same scale (‘Excellent’).</p>
<p>If I am recalling correctly, the process is to first convert the number grade to a letter grade and then the letter grade to a 4.0 scale. Do this for each of your final grades and average them? That is your unweighted GPA. </p>
<p>There are factors that can vary for a school though. One is what number grade correlates to what letter grade. Another is what letter grades are available at your school ie some schools have no + or -, other school have any letter grade except A+ like my Ds. What also vary a lot between schools will actually will be the unweighted GPA system. Ds weighted GPA was out of an 8.0. These factors are also why on the School Report your GC has to not only provide your GPA, weighted GPA, but also the schools GPA systems, highest GPA in the class, students rank, number of students sharing the rank, etc. Also, many universities, like I know UPenn did when my son applied, calculate your GPA from only the courses they care about and exclude all others.</p>
<p>If you truly want to find out your reported GPA, you also need to know your HS’s system.</p>
<p>Smoda: Your point about “living” as a Hispanic does not make ANY sense to me.</p>
<p>I am Mexican, and therefore have “lived” with aspects of Mexican culture, no lying or doubts about it. However, I did not indicate or articulate this in any part of my application, besides marking Hispanic, because the application did not call for it. My essays dealt with other subjects as well.</p>
<p>What right or reason would any college have for doubting me? You’re saying I have to describe eating tamales or being discriminated against to be a “real” URM? That’s ridiculous.</p>
<p>Have you ever considered that the applicant in question was rejected because they weren’t an overall strong enough candidate, even with URM boost? Why do you immediately assume that not living as a Hispanic is the reason for his rejection?</p>
<p>^ I’m actually only repeating things I read.</p>
<p>Edit: If I spent some time, I could probably go through my history and find the thread to which I am referring.</p>
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I know my high school’s system well. I just don’t know the US system, which is why I wasn’t sure whether my 94 average qualifies as a 3.76 GPA. It really doesn’t, now that I think of it.</p>
<p>My school grades on averages. Say for example, you’re taking two courses, one with a 95 and one with a 94. Average is 94.5, and that’s how it’s reported. However, both are A’s (94+ is an A as far as I can tell), so on a 4.0 scale using the US GPA system, wouldn’t that be a 4.0?</p>
<p>This was my point as to why my 94 might qualify as higher than a 3.76 GPA, as I’d previously thought.
Also, that’s an interesting note about colleges like UPenn. My low grades are in subjects that quite honestly I don’t care about nor have the slightest intention of pursuing in college in any way, so my average/GPA would probably rise if the colleges I’m applying to would do the same as UPenn.</p>
<p>^ In my D’s high school: 93+ = A = 4.0, 90 - 92 = A- = 3.67, 87 - 89 = B+ = 3.33, etc.</p>
<p>And Yes, a 95 would be a 4.0 as would the 94. Therefore, those two grades would provide a 4.0 average.</p>
<p>As a slight UPenn disclaimer, this was with my son and his applications were 6 years ago. But I assume that this would be a policy they would have retained. I also assume that if UPenn does this, then there are many universities that do their own uniform GPA calculations.</p>