My school gives GPA on a 100 point scale and I would like to know what it is on a 4.0 scale. My 100 point GPA is 94.3.
To convert a 100-point GPA into a 4 point GPA, simply multiply your 100 point GPA by four and divide by 100.
94.3 x 4 = 377.2, so your 4 point GPA is 3.77.
That’s not right.
Use this table:
http://inquiry.princetonreview.com/leadgentemplate/gpa_popup.asp
To be accurate you have to look at the grade for each class. If all your classes were above a 90 you can probably state a 4.0 (some schools use a 93 as the A cutoff). If any were <90 you do NOT have a 4.0.
Ask your GC what the school profile tells colleges about the grading scale. My S’s school tells us to subtract 55 and divide by 10 – under that formula, your GPA would be 3.93. I think this is closer than the first suggestion, since it would be unreasonable to require kids to get 100 in every class in order to have a 4.0.
What’s probably more important than your GPA is what colleges are told about grade distribution (or rank, if your school does that). I think the highest GPA (ever) at my son’s school was a bit over 97 and this year there were only two students with averages between 95 and 96 (according to the profile sent to colleges). Your 94.3 would have put you among the top 5 students. On the other hand, I saw a post not long ago in which a student described his 97 point something as “top 10 percent.” Your GPA, no matter what scale you use, is most relevant in the context of your high school and the rigor of your schedule.