<p>I posted this once before but people didnt answer the question so I'll post again;</p>
<p>On the 4.0 GPA scale, to calculate your 4.0 GPA, do you first convert all your class grades into their corresponding number out of 4.0, and then average that, or do you first avg them together like normal out of a 100 and then convert that to a GPA out of 4.0? To me this is really important, thanks for any answers (I used to think until about 2 weeks ago that a 4.0 GPA meant they had a 100.0 avg!)</p>
<p>For most schools, it's like this:</p>
<p>A 4.0
A- 3.7
B+ 3.3
B 3.0
B- 2.7</p>
<p>or so.</p>
<p>Then you average your classes together for a rough estimate.</p>
<p>Classes to 4.0 scale.</p>
<p>Otherwise, while you may have a 95 average, you're incorrectly representing it.<br>
Say you had one "off" class back in sophomore year and got an 85 (at my school a B, or 3.0), but every other grade would count.
Now, lets just say that on average you have 6 classes a year that count towards gpa (and that's being generous since my school there's only 5, as art and all don't count). Freshman and Junior gpa's = 4.0, but sophomore is 3.83.
That right there only gives you a 3.94 gpa. Mind you, that's not a bad gpa at all, but far more acurate than saying 4.0. (3.92 on an average of 5 courses a year).</p>
<p>(Of course, that's just my opinion on the subject)</p>