Calculating GPA- Help a brother out

Applying to College
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<p>How do you convert your grade point average to the 4.0 scale? Like, I have a 96 unweighted average. What would that translate to, 3.7 or 4.0 or something? Please help me</p>

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<p>the typical 4.0 scale (which my school does not use, btw) is:
A+ 4.33
A 4.0
A- 3.75
B+ 3.33
B 3.0
B- 3.75 and so on
An UW 96 would be between a 4.0 and 4.33 (but no offense, that's probably some crazy grade inflation at your school unless you're #1 by several points).</p>

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<p>That's a weird scale to use, Ria. 96 should be 3.84.</p>

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<p>96 should be higher; i think about a 3.95+ or a 4.0 in some schools</p>

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<p>Wow, thanks alot guys.</p>

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<p>... In my school it's just a = 4, b=3, c=2, d=1, f=0 ... You should put down 4.0 for UW G.P.A. w/ an average that high. You deserve it.</p>

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<p>Some schools don't really give A+'s so anything from a 94 or so up is a 4.0. Most high schools and colleges, however, make an A+ a 4.33</p>

<p>You can't just set up a proportion as you did, wow_98. In doing so you assumed that a 4.0 is a 100 average, which it's not. 4.0 is a flat A, which is usually between a 93 and a 96.</p>

<p>And you should not be calculating your own GPA to give to colleges. Your school will give the colleges your grades and they will recalculate it using whichever scale you wish. Knowing that your average is a 96 is enough. The differences in GPA charts are precisely why colleges rely on their own systems.</p>

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<p>96?</p>

<p>I don't get how that would translate to a 4.0.</p>

<p>Wouldn't it all depend on how many classes you've taken?</p>

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<p>^ No. I really don't understand your confusion.</p>

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<p>Okay. What added up to 96? How does 96 calculate to the GPA?</p>

<p>Just show me the formulas you used and I'll figure it out.</p>

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<p>Um, I averaged all my scores from the GPA i got at the end of each year, these included many honors and AP classes. Anyway, if I take an AP class senior year, will that have any effect on the GPA colleges will see, like, will it make my weighted GPA go up? Or, is the GPA colleges see entirely made up of Freshman, junior, and sophomore scores?</p>