<p>My school only calculates our GPAs on a 4.0 scale, right? It doesn't go above it in the sense in which students can get a 4.2, 4.37, etc. for taking AP classes. </p>
<p>But, they do have a multiplier for the final grade for AP classes. This grade after the multiplier is used to calculate GPA that is recorded by our school and it is also used to calculate our ranks</p>
<p>Our AP multiplier is 1.05. </p>
<p>So, say I have straight As for my entire high school career and then I get one 89 in an AP class. With the multiplier, it would be a 93. </p>
<p>Would my UNWEIGHTED GPA be considered a 4.0? </p>
<p>This is what my guidance counselor is telling me: that colleges will not take off this 1.05 multiple when calculating my GPA but I have doubts about this.</p>
<p>Can anyone shed any light? Would I have a 4.0 or a 3.9?</p>
<p>If you report a 4.0, yes, it is weighted. However, your self-reported GPA doesn’t mean much, as colleges usually have their own way of calculating GPA. </p>
<p>My take: So, you have a B+. I don’t think this will be a deciding factor at any school. Feel free to relax.</p>
<p>Hmm, okay. Thank you for your answer. </p>
<p>But, why would it be considered weighted? I mean, we don’t have a 5.0 scale. Isn’t that the true definition of a weighted GPA though? </p>
<p>My guidance counselor told me that we only have one GPA calculated by the school and stored in our records. So, wouldn’t this make it an unweighted?</p>
<p>Your school automatically weights your GPA, but it’s still weighted. The grade is an 89 and is altered to a 93. 89 is the raw grade, and therefore would be factored in to a raw GPA.</p>
<p>Doesn’t the Common App provide a space for you to indicate the GPA scale as well?</p>