<p>I recently (sadly) have come to learn of the weighted/ unweighted GPA. I noticed that when some people list certain GPA's it is it out of 5.0. </p>
<p>Our school follows the semester block system so I am only taking 4 given classes at a time. How it is that I calculate both kinds of GPA's, and why is it that one is out of 5.0?</p>
<p>It all varies from school to school. In most schools, the weighted system means AP courses are based on a 5.0 scale and all other courses (including honors) are based on a 4.0 scale. So if you get a B in an AP class under this system, you'll still get a 4.0 for that class. </p>
<p>Unweighted is where every class is based on a 4.0 scale.</p>
<p>I'm on block as well. I don't see the problem with calculating GPA, you still have classes with final grades...Use them in your GPA.</p>
<p>and Forti is correct. Weighted = AP classes are out of 5.0 (A = 5.0, B = 4.0, etc.), honors are sometimes out of 4.5 (though often out of 4.0), and regular classes are 4.0.</p>
<p>IB can be 5s as well, although there are other classes that can be 5s without being AP or IB.</p>
<p>Ask your guidance counselor. The school is the one who will tell the colleges what your Wtd and UW GPA is so their way matters. Colleges may recalculate them, though, using their own method to allow more comparisons across schools.</p>
<p>A lot of private schools only use the unweighted GPA due to the fact that different schools use different scales. My son's school doesn't give any extra GPA for honor's but other school district's in our city does. So it makes it equal. Also, the admission officers know how each district, school, etc. compare to others. So they know what is a high GPA, etc. depending on the school.</p>