<p>So I'm a Junior in high school and have a weighted GPA of 99.4 (honors classes). Is this good enough for an ivy? Also, how do I figure out my GPA on the 4.0 scale. I'm really confused!!</p>
<p>unweighted gpa please? That would give a clearer picture</p>
<p>on the 4.0 scale unweighted, an A (A-, A+, etc) is 4 points, B is 3, etc. Your unweighted gpa is simply the average of all the points. for weighted gpa, each weighted class, A is 5 points, B is 4 points, etc</p>
<p>My school doesn't release unweighted GPAs...but honors clases are worth 1.06 more than a CP class. So if I got a 95 in, say, Honors Spanish 4, it's really a 100.7.
But my main question, which I think arklogic answered is: an A-, A, and A+ are all on a 4.0 scale, correct? But then how do students get over a 4.0?</p>
<p>i believe in the instances when a GPA is over 4.0, the GPA tends to be weighted... unweighted is 4.0 and under.</p>
<p>It's weird. Technically, you can't get above a 4.0UW, which is a 95 (and also anywhere between a 94 and a 90 depending on your school). For people with over a 95 UW (like me!), they're just stuck at 4.0. </p>
<p>99.4W is a 4.44W. For W GPA it's just a regular conversion: 95 = 4.0, 96 = 4.1, etc. 4.4W is good no matter how your school weights. However, if your school gives weight for "honors" classes as well as for AP classes, I wouldn't call 4.4W "great," since it's likely it's only a 3.8UW. It won't exclude from any school, but it also won't give you a an advantage over most applicants.</p>
<p>Okay, so I figured out my UW GPA, and it's around a 97. So I guess that means my GPA on the 4.0 scale is around a 4.2. Thanks for your help everyone!</p>
<p>^That doesn't sound right. That means you have a 97 in every class with no weighting. And considering that your schools gives weight even to Honors classes, that would mean that you took relatively no AP classes. I'd double check that number. . . .</p>
<p>Different schools calculated 4.0 GPAs differently, but mine counts only an A as a 4.0. An A- would be a 3.66 or 3.67, a B+ would be a 3.33 or 3.34, etc.</p>
<p>"that would mean that you took relatively no AP classes."
--I haven't taken any AP classes yet, as I have block scheduling. If I did decide to take AP classes (and I will next year), I would have to front load (not fun). Scheduling at my school is rather bizarre: guidance counselors expect students to take AP classes only during their senior year. Also, I got around 99s and 100s in my electives, so I guess those classes balance out the honors classes.</p>
<p>Unweighted Gpa:</p>
<p>For every A, you get 4.0, every B is 3.0, C is 2.0, D is 1.0, then divide by total number of classes to get your average. </p>
<p>The highest you can get is a 4.0, your UW gpa should be on a 4.0 scale not a 100 scale.</p>
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<p>Ahh, OK. Well, your GPA is great, but the lack of AP's will definitely hurt.</p>
<p>And the person above me is technically right, in that your UW GPA is a 4.0, not a 4.2, even though it should be. Just make sure your school sends a full transcript, because a 4.0 could mean anything between a 100 and a 93 (or in some bizarre schools, even a 90). A 97 UW GPA, even without AP's, definitely sets you apart from people, as most will have a 93-95. Mine so far is a ~96 UW and I would hate for colleges to just see the number "4.0" rather than that I have, so far, a 98 UW average this year (taking one AP, USH), considering I could have slacked off and received the same "4.0."</p>
<p>Really? Great:-( But next year I plan on taking 6 AP's: Calc (I'm not sure whether it's AB or BC), Chemistry, Physics, Literature, Spanish, and History. I believe my school sends colleges our grading policy and AP class requirements. This is how it works with math at my high school: I must first endure one year (one term) of geometry, Algebra II, and precalc before going onto AP Calc. It doesn't make much sense, but I have absolutely no control over it.</p>
<p>^^Thats how most schools have it, but some kids take geo in 8th grade.</p>
<p>And i thought most schools, public schools anyway, used the 10 point scale.</p>
<p>I know thats how it is in most schools in my region (90-100 A, 80-89 B, ect)</p>
<p>GodfatherBob,
Very insightful: It isn't fair that people with a GPA over a 95 can't get 4.0>. Thanks for all your help nonetheless!:-)</p>
<p>^^ Erm. I'm pretty sure your GPA doesn't matter that much as a number, per-se. My school, for example, does not understand how to do GPAs: it says it is on a 4.0 scale, as 99s in all standard classes would be a 4.0, but when it calculates the unweighted GPA, it weights ALL the classes, so my unweighted GPA is a 5.048 on a 4.0 scale, which obviously doesn't make sense. Since schools do such weird things, I think all that matters are your grades, course difficulty, and GPA IN RELATION to the highest GPA in your class. Just GPA alone seems like it's not a measure of anything, as schools are so varied as to methods of GPA calculation, as well as GPA distributions, etc. So I wouldn't worry about my GPA at all in your case. Just get the best grades you can, and leave the rest to the colleges, who will probably recalculate your GPA. Other than that, what CAN you do?</p>
<p>^^good point lalaloo6.</p>
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I think all that matters are your grades, course difficulty, and GPA IN RELATION to the highest GPA in your class
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<p>Agreed. Except in my case, that relation is kind of meaningless. On the one hand, I'm #1. On the other, there's only 60 kids in my grade and 3-5 drop out/get held back every year, so that 1 if it's out of 50 doesn't really mean much. Hell, I don't even know if they rank; only reason I know I'm #1 is that everyone knows each other.</p>
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Other than that, what CAN you do?
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<p>I can whine and b1tch until they finally give in! :D</p>