Differences in GPA calculation between states?

Applying to College
1

<p>I was arguing with a friend about this today, and I figured that CC would be able to answer our question:</p>

<p>I live in the backwards state of South Carolina; Our GPAs extend from 0.0 - 5.87. A 100 in an AP/IB/Dual Enrollment class nets you a 5.87, a 99 is worth a 5.75, and so on and so forth. Honors classes start at 5.37 and go down, and CP (Regular) classes start at 4.87. In my class, the top 5 will have GPAs well above 5.45. Our transcripts also don't have unweighted GPAs at all. The only GPA on there is weighted.</p>

<p>Also, 'As' are from 93-100 (though they don't have any bearing on GPA, which is based on the actual number and class level). I've received 2 Bs in my high school career, but they've both been 91s. Should I consider them 'As' when I'm discussing my UW GPA then?</p>

<p>I somewhat doubt this strange system is used anywhere else. Do colleges just recalculate our GPAs, or how would they work with something like this? The other thing is that it's really easy to get straight As at my school, even in really tough classes, so everyone is fighting for 98s to 100s for rank. Will this matter all that much? I have really solid APs to back myself up, so it's not grade inflation.</p>

2

<p>You can’t discuss an unweighted GPA because you apparently don’t have one.</p>

<p>Some colleges recalculate GPAs–mostly those who use some kind of rubric or formula for admission. I don’t believe many top schools do. </p>

<p>What you’ll find is that with your school’s odd GPA scheme, colleges will likely lean a lot on your rank.</p>

3

<p>Your rank will be important and so will your ACT/SAT score. There are so many different ways that high schools calc GPA’s so colleges tend to lean on the ACT/SAT scores for confirmation of a students abilities.</p>

<p>My son has all AP classes and the max GPA he could get with all A’s would be 4.5</p>

4

<p>Just to show you how odd GPA can get, here’s how my county does it for each course: </p>

<p>6,5,4 for x > or = 96
(6,5,4)-(96-x)/8 for x < or = 96</p>

<p>I hope your rank and standardized scores are good. :)</p>

5

<p>And to answer your other question, those Bs are still Bs.</p>

6

<p>=/. My rank and scores and what not are fine, but my GPA looks kinda absurd. 5.05? </p>

<p>Thanks for the help !</p>

7

<p>^ Most colleges recalculate your GPA in their own way, so it won’t even matter.</p>