<p>So i asked my consular for my gpa for the common app, and she just pulled out a weighted gpa conversion chart and pointed to where an 87% was which was a 3.0
(i have an 87.15)</p>
<p>But a weighted gpa takes into consideration the rigor of the course from what i heard, and 9th and 10th grade i took all honors classes and 11th+12th all accelerated classes.
So my weighted gpa cant just be determined from a simple chart.</p>
<p>I am guessing she doesnt want to do the work to convert it, but i need (and really want) my weighted gpa for the common application.</p>
<p>I know the credits my school gives for all classes and the my grades.
Is there a way i can calculate it myself? As in exact gpa, or a very close estimate. Not a simple chart</p>
<p>I have searched on google and found nothing</p>
<p>i hate the fact that I can never spell counselor.
I typed it in google and the spelling i posted above came up as a correction.</p>
<p>anyway, I dont want my counselor to hold a grudge against me or something, but if there is no way for me to calculate it myself I guess I have no other choice.</p>
<p>Yes, I asked that she calculate my Gpa because the common application asks for it, and she showed me the sheet.</p>
<p>I explained that i need my EXACT gpa and she said not to worry about it because colleges dont really look at your GPA high schools provide, they take my grades and calculate my gpa themselves.</p>
<p>Most colleges do recalculate your grades according to their own formula and I am sure you will list all courses, including if they were honors/AP, and grades on the common application. Have your mom or dad call the counselor and tell her they don't understand how the conversion works and ask her to please explain it to them. Then they can say, "So, if we took course rigor/AP's into consideration for Susie's 87%, would that mean her GPA was really 97%? Does that equal a 4.1?" Or you can go back to the counselor, tell them your parents are freaking out and that you need to come home with the weighted GPA or you will be in trouble. Either way, looks like you will have to pull the parent card. That usually works if done respectfully and politely.</p>
<p>Colleges don't use what you say is your GPA. They use the GPA from your transcript (supplied by the school) and in many cases recalculate themselves. You can approximate what you think your GPA is.</p>
<p>Each school district pretty much has its own method of weighting - big variations across the country. Your school's GPA calculation method should be explained in your student handbook. Perhaps it's one of the schools that doesn't weight advanced courses? How does your school calculate class rank - with weighted or unweighted?</p>
<p>However, it sounds like you might be attending a private school which doesn't weight. In that case, simply indicate on the application that your GPA is unweighted. The college will take it from there when they review your transcript.</p>
<p>^^^^
Yeah, I would rather put my unweighted gpa and leave the weighted one blank than give an under approximation. (im pretty sure that scale was for basic classes)</p>
<p>I will bring up that I am applying for a scholarship that needs my exact gpa,
that should make her do it.</p>
<p>Maybe the fact that i am a transfer student from a private high school into a public one makes it harder for her to calculate it.</p>