<p>Hm...my school doesn't grade using a 4.0 scale thingamajig. It seems to like percentages. Although, for our sake, the guidance office has a little conversion chart you can use if you're really curious. (A 91 average is about a 3.6, which I noticed is about the same as plagmayer's school's conversion.) The thing is, we do not weight APs or honors classes at all, which means the average you see on your transcript is "the real deal." I don't really hear of many schools that have no weighting system whatsoever, but maybe I could be mistaken?</p>
<p>I like the way plagmayer's school does it.</p>
<p>the performance is reflected proportionately across all percentages...usually you would need to make the cut to a 4 (3,2,etc). It wouldn't matter 89.4 or 81, a B would be a B, with no reward for extra percentages. I think normal GPA scale gives the students more incentive to "suck out" grades.</p>
<p>96-100 - 4.0
Anything below a 96 subtract .125 points per number. I really wish we used a normal 4/3/2/1/0 scale, because I tend to get a lot of 93s-95s. :P</p>
<p>Honors classes add one extra point, APs add two.</p>
<p>at my school, every percentage point matters. i'm not really sure how the whole thing works since we are on a 5.0 scale, but basically... every point matters. Honors and AP classes are weighted the same... you get the equivalent of 5 percentage points added on that grade in the GPA. So the only way to get a 5.0 without honors or AP classes is to get a 100 in all your classes.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if our system makes it easier or harder, but I haven't had below a 5.0 since freshman year (darn those 4.9's).</p>
<p>I think I would slack off a lot more if i knew I would be getting the same GPA for a 97 as for a 100 in a class. wow, that would be nice. then i wouldn't flip out when i get a 75 on a calc quiz =)</p>