GPA question

<p>Ok. I am a little confused by the GPA thing for a few reasons.</p>

<p>My average is a 89.2 and 101.3 weighted. What would that translate to GPA wise?</p>

<p>Let's create two students for example with 5 grades each:</p>

<p>90, 90, 81, 81, 90 </p>

<p>92, 92, 88, 89, 87 </p>

<p>According to the 4.0 scale (100-90 = 4.0 and 89-80 = 3.0 unweighted)</p>

<p>1st one = 3.6 GPA and an 86.4 average</p>

<p>2nd = 3.4 GPA and an 89.6 average</p>

<p>What point is there to GPA then? It seems that overall average is far more indicative of ability.</p>

<p>Inflated!!! OMG</p>

<p>thats not how it works. you get scores like 3.7 for A- and 3.5 or something for B+ so its not like its so coarsly cut.</p>

<p>still i have no clue what your school does. check with your guidence counsler for help with that.</p>

<p>actually student 1 would have a 3.27 and student 2 would have a 3.47.</p>

<p>Student 1:</p>

<p>A-, A-, B-, B-, A- = (3.67+3.67+2.67+2.67+3.67)/5 = 3.27</p>

<p>Student 2:</p>

<p>A-, A-, B+, B+, B+ = (3.67+3.67+3.33+3.33+3.33)/5 = 3.466</p>

<p>Anyone consider a 3.47 GPA unweighted as good considering that I am taking 9 classes, with 6 IB and 2 AP?</p>

<p>Um, no. (10 Characters)</p>