<p>How do schools calculate your GPA? For freshman year in my school the grading scale was like this:</p>
<p>94-100 = A = 4.0
86-93 = B = 3.0
77-85 = C = 2.0
etc...</p>
<p>then they changed the grading system to this last year</p>
<p>93-100 = A = 4.0
85-92 = B = 3.0
76-84 = C = 2.0
1 point difference</p>
<p>My GPA is 3.4. Part of this is because I didn't try as hard as I should have freshman year, but isn't it unfair that at schools where 90-100 is an A and 80-89 is a B they have a higher GPA, and thus a higher chance of getting into college? I recalculated my GPA based on this 10 point scale and it's almost a 3.7! So do colleges have a standard way of calculating GPA, considering the grading scales vary wildly from school to school? Do they weigh GPA? (my school doesn't). Or do they barely even pay attention to it?</p>
<p>Each college is sent a report on your high school, and if a 3.4 is good for your school, then the number won't really matter. That is why rank is so important; it puts all students in perspective in relation to the high school.</p>
<p>It depends on the college. For the most selective schools, they will group your highschool with like schools and come up with a number that way. Some of the state schools have their own formula. A college who knows your school will have a way to look at the grades.</p>
<p>what if i'm rank 7 out of 52, but i take WAY harder courses than the other 6 ahead of me?? b/c my school weighs ap/honors lik .05 and .15 i think, so relaly ap/honors lowers most ppl.s gpa instead of making it higher...how do colleges know that?</p>