<p>I'm sorry I am just so confused on how to do this. I keep trying the calculators online and getting different answers...</p>
<p>Honors Physics: A-
Honors Pre-Calc: A
Honors English III: A-
Honors Latin IV: A
Gym: A
Sociology: A
Academic History: A</p>
<p>If you could help me figure out this year's, I will hopefully get the hang of it for all the others. I just don't understand if there is a difference between an A or A-. My weighted GPA is a 4.52 out of 4.6 if that means anything... Thank you!</p>
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In nearly all cases, +'s and -'s don't matter.
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<p>Not true.</p>
<p>Most schools & colleges that grade on a 4.0 scale use the following criteria:</p>
<p>A= 4.0
A- 3.7 (3.66 at some schools)
B+ 3.3 (3.33 at some schools)
B=3.0
B- 2.7 (2.66 at some schools)
C+ =2.3 (2.33 at some schools)
C = 2.0
C- = 1.7 (1.66 at some schools)
D = 1.0</p>
<p>Gym will not be calculated in your overall gpa</p>
<p>If you add the rest of the subjects which comes out to 23.1</p>
<p>take the 23.1 divide by the number of subjects (6)
GPA comes out to 3.85</p>
<p>Mst elite schools will not use weighted grades as there is already an expectation that you are taking th most rigerous courses your school offers. This is where your school profile comes into play because it ususally describes your grading policy, what courses are offered, pre-recs, etc.</p>
<p>Haha I think I'd rather the go to your school and have a 4.0 than the maybe have that 3.85... I don't even know what my school does. This all confuses me</p>
<p>The reason no one here can help you, or online calculators, is because different high schools have different methods, and colleges view your GPA in light of your school's method. You need to ask your school how UW GPA is calculated. Some schools count A- and A and A+ all the same, as a 4.0. Other schools say an A- is 3.67 or 3.7. </p>
<p>There are colleges who recalculate your GPA. Again, each college has its own method. Some only count academic courses, so gym and art would be eliminated. </p>
<p>And a 3.85 is not a bad GPA -- it all depends on the context of your high school.</p>
<p>For Stanford and UC's your UW GPA would be 4.0. I think most colleges take out + and -'s because not all schools have them. And anyway, the difference is trivial between an A- and an A.</p>
<p>Don't worry, Wahoo58. Your guidance counselor will sort it all out. At my school she'd had something like a 4.17, so there's obviously a rather large divide...</p>
<p>I don't care about HIGH SCHOOL gpas, do most COLLEGES regard pluses and minuses?</p>
<p>My school JUST started reported pluses and minuses this semester, which is unfair because I had pluses that were disregarded during sophomore year.</p>
<p>And as it stands, I have one A, four A-, and one B.</p>
<p>Most colleges that grade on a 4.0 scale use the following criteria:</p>
<p>A= 4.0
A- 3.7 (3.66 at some schools)
B+ 3.3 (3.33 at some schools)
B=3.0
B- 2.7 (2.66 at some schools)
C+ =2.3 (2.33 at some schools)
C = 2.0
C- = 1.7 (1.66 at some schools)
D = 1.0</p>
<p>a small number of schools hve A+s.</p>
<p>your best bet would be to ask for the grading criteria at your school.</p>
<p>I don't think you should worry about your GPA- if I was an adcom at college, you're grades would impress me as much as the person who had "A"s not "A-"s. Most schools aren't going to care about the pluses or minuses- many will, but it won't be that big of a deal.</p>
<p>Actually, all colleges take out +/- and recalculate the GPA. My high school doesn't count them anyway, because colleges just dismiss them. So an A- just shows up as an A, etc. I can guarentee that colleges follow this formula, so don't worry about it!</p>