<p>Hi all, </p>
<p>My school calculates on a weighted 5 scale. An A in an honors or AP course gets you a 5.0, while a B gets you a 4.0. Similiarly, an A in a regular class gets you a 4.0 while a B gets you a 3.0. Our high school also gives A- and B+ (so on and so forth but those are the only two grades applicable to this discussion). However, these grades count the same as the regular grade would have. I.E. an A- in an honors class is a 5.0 and a B+ in an honors class is a 4.0. Due to this, teachers have little qualms about designing classes so that many kids get A-s where kids in other schools would most likely have gotten A's (many teachers don't even know the cutoff percentage between A and A-) because in their minds it translates into the same thing. I've heard that many selective colleges, ivys included, unweight your GPA. Due to my schooling system, I've gotten many A-s. I currently have a 4.5 weighted GPA (in the top 2% of my class), and a 3.92 unweighted GPA as a rising junior. I was wondering if the unweighting process would substantially diminish my GPA/make college admissions much more difficult because of the many A-s i got? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Don’t nitpick over tiny things. You are fine. Your rank will show how you have excelled despite your grading system. </p>
<p>It’s true that colleges look at your unweighted GPA first and foremost while also looking at the difficulty of your classes. A 3.92 is nothing to scoff at. It’s really good actually, especially if you have a challenging schedule. It’s perfectly fine for a selective school. </p>
<p>My school doesn’t weight GPA, but similarly, it counts an A- as a 4.0, the same as an A and A+. I wonder if schools will recalculate my GPA based on an A- being less than an A. </p>
<p>OP, if they do recalculate your GPA there is nothing you can do about it. There is also nothing you can do about grades that are already on the books so don’t worry about those or if they will be recalculated. Take into account that everyone’s GPA will be recalculated if that’s what the college wants to do. Focus on what you can control; your essay, your ECs and the next course(s) you’re going to take. Enjoy the process - don’t fret over it. 
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<p>My school has the same exact weighting scale, and I asked my counselor about it. She said that colleges will only be able to see the letter grade, never the number. Thus, I don’t know if colleges are allowed to even request to look at raw grades.</p>
<p>Thanks! I’m trying not to nitpick too much, just trying to make sure I have a realistic assessment of my resume.
So if they inweight grades and recalculate, do A-s count as less than A’s?</p>