An A+ is a 4.3 at my school: How will this affect my GPA?

Applying to College
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<p>Hey guys. This is something that I don't know the answer to, and has kind of been bothering me...</p>

<p>So my school does GPAs out of a 4.3 scale. a B is a 3.0, B+ is a 3.3, A- is a 3.7, A is a 4.0, and an A+ is a 4.3
I think that is pretty normal for most schools, except that both A's & A+'s are 4.0's</p>

<p>Is this correct? How will colleges be calculating my GPA? (my school doesn't have honors classes and doesn't weight APs) I guess I'm just not familiar with how colleges calculate GPAs.</p>

<p>Will this end up hurting me?</p>

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<p>Most convert to a 4.0 scale except in Cali where UC uses the weighted grades</p>

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<p>ok thank you!
But i guess my question was...are both A's & A+'s a 4.0?
And also, are the rest of the points associated with grades for my school (for example, A- = 3.7) the points that colleges would assign to grades?</p>

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<p>My guess is that most colleges do not consider A+ grades as being different than A grades because many schools do not have the A+ option, meaning that students at those schools would be disadvantaged.</p>

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<p>I would think they do consider pluses and minuses if available. I think they look at each applicant and school individually, so if your school offers A+'s and you're getting them, that'd be a "plus." :)</p>

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<p>At least A+ will help your high school ranking'</p>