<p>I have a question regarding AP courses and GPA...</p>
<p>Let's say John took AP British literature and got an A in the class.
Jim took British literature and got an A in the class.</p>
<p>Now then, what numerical GPA value does John get for his A in AP Brit lit? Jim gets a 4, obviously, but don't As in AP courses get a higher GPA value? I heard somewhere they get a 5...</p>
<p>I'd really like to know, so please answer as soon as you can! I'd deeply appreciate it...</p>
<p>1) Totally depends on the school.</p>
<p>2) There's so AP test for Brit Lit</p>
<p>at my school, john would get 5 and the other kid would get 4.</p>
<p>At my school, John would get a 4.5, if he scored a 4 or higher on the exam. This effecitvely bumps up your grade by .5 on the 4.0 scale. If John actually got a B+, he would end up with a 4.0 for the class.</p>
<p>At my school they would both end up with the same thing. We don't calculate the final AP score into the overall score for the class. It is treated the same as an honors class.</p>
<p>At my s's high school- John gets a 5, jim gets a 4. But my son is going to go to USC and they don't count extra points for AP classes so they both get a 4 in the eyes of USC admissions. Luckily, they look at grades and classes taken together. So- it depends on the school.</p>
<p>But let's assume John applies to College X with with that A in his AP class...How will the college factor that into his average GPA?</p>
<p>Lol, I'm taking 2 AP classes in the fall, and when I apply for college, I'm wondering if my potential As in my APs will affect my GPA in anyway...</p>
<p>If Brit Lit is consider honors they both would get the same 5 at my school.</p>
<p>actually english AP is practically just British literature.....with some americanism thrown in</p>
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<blockquote> <p>But let's assume John applies to College X with with that A in his AP class...How will the college factor that into his average GPA? <<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>OniLawet,
First, each college will look at John's overall grades in the context of his high school. High schools attach what is known as a "School Profile" to the transcript that explains how GPAs are computed at that particular school.
So, colleges will have a pretty good idea of whether John's GPA is weighted for honors and AP courses or not.</p>
<p>After looking at the high school information, however, some colleges will also recompute GPAs for all applicants. Some will recompute so the GPA only includes grades in core academic courses (courses like PE, keyboarding, religion, etc. may be dropped out). Some will also look at the unweighted GPA for each applicant, while others will just use the "transcript GPA." But colleges always keep the applicant's school in mind as well.</p>
<p>But, again, admissions people typically do look for information on how each applicant's transcript GPA was computed by the high school, as well as information about grading scales and other information, such as class ranking, that can put individual applicant GPAs in context. Still, it is a good idea to ask each college you plan to apply to if they recompute GPAs for admissions purposes, and, if they do, how --- knowing how your grades will be treated by different colleges gives you a much better idea of your chances.</p>
<p>at my school, john would get 1/15 added to his gpa if its honors and 2/15 added if its AP</p>