<p>This thread shows exactly why colleges request so much information about your HS’s system in order to assess your grades and GPA. So far not one of the grading systems mentioned in this thread happen to match that of D’s high school. There a 93+ = A = 4.0, 90 - 92.9 = A- = 3.67, 87 - 89.9 = B+ = 3.33, etc. And that is just for the unweighted GPA. For weighted, AP’s are out of 8.0, Honors out of 6.0, and academic out of 4.0. </p>
<p>Colleges are going to ask for your rank, your unweighted GPA, weighted GPA, the grading system, highest possible GPA, highest GPA for your class, number of students sharing that GPA, and the academic rigor of the curriculum you took over the 4 years.</p>
<p>D and her boyfriend were both Valedictorians at their high schools. D had a 4.0, BF did not. Obviously both were the highest GPA’s in their class.</p>
<p>At D’s school, normal is 8 classes/year. D took 10. 8 in the normal time slots and 2 beyond. D took 6 AP total, BF took 8 total. Each HS, their grading system, courses offered etc is unique. Colleges have to try and compare and assess these things and figure out how well you match what they are looking for in that particular incoming class.</p>
<p>As a side note, from the Harvard Crimson’s “My First Year: 2009” issue there is an article on dating. In it states,
I have no idea if this is an overstatement for drama or an accurate statistic.</p>
<p>A link to a copy of last year’s first edition is here: [The</a> Harvard Crimson—My First Year 2009](<a href=“http://issuu.com/mlchild/docs/harvard_crimson_my_first_year_2009]The”>The Harvard Crimson—My First Year 2009 by Maxwell Child - Issuu)</p>