Do most universities weight + and - in your grades when calculating GPA?

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<p>My high school doesn't put weight on, let's say, a B+ or a B-. They are both just equal to 3. Do universities put weight on when calculating GPAs? Particularly UCs and CSUs, but input from others is nice too. =]</p>

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<p>Anyone out there?</p>

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<p>The college can only use what the school gives it, if your school only reports B as opposed to B+ and B-.</p>

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<p>i would love to know this as well</p>

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<p>I don’t see why they wouldn’t.</p>

<p>Call the schools and ask them about that. I don’t think this is a question that comes up very often.</p>

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<p>Um why wouldn’t it? That difference between a B+ and a straight out B can have significance.</p>

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<p>light10491: i agree entirely</p>

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<p>I think (I filled out my aps last november so might not be completely accurate) that you don’t have to report +/- on the UC app, but you do on the CSU one (at least the application for Cal Poly SLO)</p>

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<p>The University of Michigan recalculates HS GPAs, awarding 4.0 for an A+, A or A-; 3.0 for a B+, B, or B-; etc. It can help some students, hurt others; for most it’s pretty much a wash. According to the Office of Admissions:</p>

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<p>UCs and CSUs do not employ the +/- system. A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D =1 , F= 0. Like someone said earlier, it can either hurt you or help you… but I’m not sure where you belong…</p>

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<p>Hopefully, not many of them will. My school does not use pluses or minuses and I doubt many people remember their percentages from freshman and sophomore years.</p>

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<p>I haven’t heard of a school that does distinguish between +/-… </p>

<p>UCs and CSU’s don’t do it for sure.</p>

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<p>I don’t know about undergrad…but I know the grad program that I was part of at Tulane DID use +/- in GPA calculation. But I don’t think it’s too common.</p>
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<p>Regardless, most universities do not care about the difference. A “B-” and a “B+” are weighted the same. Sorry</p>

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<p>That’s good, because I seem to have more - than + !</p>