<p>My problem is my school calculates GPA this way:</p>
<p>A+, A, A- = 4.0
B+, B, B- = 3.0</p>
<p>From what I've heard, most colleges don't calculate like this. They usually take off points for having an A- or B-. The thing is, majority of my grades are A-. I would get solid A's during the year and then blow off the final because I knew that I could get the A- and still have a 4.0 on my GPA. Am I screwed?</p>
<p>Some schools, most notably the UCs don’t care. Otherwise, it will hurt your chances somewhat.</p>
<p>My school calculates GPA the same way.</p>
<p>Im not sure exactly if colleges will figure it out though, or just take the GPA on your transcript.</p>
<p>I’m screwed too if they don’t.</p>
<p>The better colleges will recalculate. You may be screwed, but not by this.</p>
<p>My school doesn’t even do + or - on grades. But a 93% is considered a B.</p>
<p>Some schools will use your school’s scale to convert it to letters/numbers/whatever they use to standardize GPA’s. Some will just look at the number and assign it what they view it as. It really depends on the school. A few A-'s won’t hurt you.</p>
<p>GPA is quickly becoming one of the more useless numbers in application. Colleges recalculate GPA by evaluating which classes you took and what classes your peers took to determine whether your school is competitive and you are competitive within.
Focus on class rank instead, that’s the important #</p>
<p>They will recalculate, if your class rank is towards the top you should be ok, otherwise, yes you could be in trouble.</p>