<p>Most posts from every other high school on CC put GPAs as out of 4.0, unweighted, or out of 5.0 weighted. My school doesn't go out of either 4.0 or 5.0. I guess I'll explain.</p>
<p>A-level courses (equivalent to unweighted):
A+ = 4.33
A = 4.0
A- = 3.67
B+ = 3.33
B = 3.0
etc.</p>
<p>Honors level courses (weighted one level up):
A+ = 4.67
A = 4.33
A- = 4.0
B+ = 3.67
B = 3.33
etc.</p>
<p>AP level courses (weighted two levels up):
A+ = 5.0
A = 4.67
A- = 4.33
B+ = 4.0
B = 3.67
etc.</p>
<p>No one at my school can take ALL AP classes starting in freshman year, so a 5.0 isn't actually mathematically possible. The valedictorian usually has around a 4.5 to 4.57, maybe 4.6 (stretching it) every year consistently. When other posters they say they have a 4.7 weighted, I don't know what to compare that to for me.</p>
<p>What kind of GPA system does this qualify as? I'm genuinely confused, and I'd like to have a point of reference when considering other people's grades on the forum. Please help me! Thanks!</p>
<p>Someone please give me some idea of what my school’s scale is; I’d really like to know. There are 542 views here and AT LEAST one person has to be able to help.</p>
<p>Actually, people in charge of admission don’t compare your GPA with other applicants’ GPAs; rather, your GPA will be examined with regards to your school’s specific scale. A 3.9 might be an amazing GPA at one school, but a 3.9 at your school looks like A-/B+ work. Just do your best and shoot for the highest GPA you can possibly achieve.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth this is almost exactly the way our HS does it and the kids were told to self report it as a 4.0 scale from the drop down on the common app. Seemed weird to me, but obviously was OK as my son has already been accepted to 3 schools.</p>
<p>Yours is a 4.0 scale (many schools there is no extra .3 for an A+, a 4.0 for an A is the top grade). Your weighted is on a 5.0 scale - that’s the top point value given, even though it’s not possible to have a 5.0 GPA.</p>
<p>As has already been mentioned, colleges will look at your GPA in the context of your grading scale which will be listed on your transcript or on the school profile sent with the transcript.</p>
<p>Our school uses a 4.0 scale, and adds .4 for honors/.8 for AP - the city next door adds 1.0 for honors and 2.0 for AP. Obviously you can’t compare the GPA from each school against each other.</p>