An A+ Dilemma

Career Opportunities & Internships
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<p>I would like to list my college GPA on my resume with A+s counting as a 4.33. I would also put a parenthetical note next the listed GPA stating this A+ value. I am planning on going to law school so I would ultimately calculate my GPA like this anyway.</p>

<p>My question is: Would employers, in general, look down on this or is it fine?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>your GPA is whatever your transcript says it is… if it counts something as 4.33 then you should be fine.</p>

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<p>Props to the OP. He might win the award for most ridiculous idea ever.</p>

<p>I went to the UCLA registrar website, where it specifically says, “The A+ grade does not raise the GPA because it carries the same number of grade points as the A grade.” </p>

<p>Any attempt to list your GPA on your resume differently than what the school has it recorded as is simply a lie, regardless of how LSAC calculates your GPA.</p>

<p>Also, if I’m interviewing someone, and I look on their resume at a GPA with some contrived explanation in parentheses, and that GPA does not match what’s on their official transcript, I’m going to have a hard time trusting that person, regardless of the parenthetical explanation.</p>

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<p>I think the question you are asking is how to distinguish yourself on your resume from A students, when you are an A+ student. If your college does not count A+ in the official GPA, then it would not be factual to recalculate it yourself. Hopefully, you have more than a high GPA to distinguish yourself on your resume. When you applied to college, the minimum GPA - SATs got you looked at, by certain schools, and then your ECs, essay and resume set you apart. Same here. Grades do not tell the entire story about you, so I assume you have lots more to make your resume stand out. I think the sooner you learn that life isn’t fair and accept this grading disparity, you can move on and write a terrific resume. Good luck. You are not the only student with an A+ who received a 4.0. Extraordinary work should be reward in and of itself.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the responses guys. Through Cobra392’s “unique” way of responding I probably won’t recalculate my GPA. And thanks Marybee, my current GPA is more than enough to make me stand out, but I just wanted that cherry on top.</p>

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<p>With this current mindset, your law-school classmates will spend 3 years making fun of you for being a gunner. Enjoy that!</p>

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<p>You really are a cheerful little creature aren’t you… haha</p>

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<p>GPA listed on your resume should match exactly what your transcript says.</p>

<p>(If you are sending resumes before all of your grades are in, put “GPA through [term]”.)</p>