<p>im wondering how the 100 point gpa translates into the 4.0 scale gpa. most people seem to write down and speak w/ the 4.0 scale and it gets quite confusing since my school uses the 100 pt system. thanks everyone.</p>
<p>well, think of it this way. If 4=100, then 1=25. So each GPA point is essentially 25 points. then from there, each fifth (0.2 of a point) is worth another 5 points because 25 divided by 5=5. Here's a rough translation of unweighted GPA:
4: 100
3.8: 95
3.6: 90
3.4:85
3.2:80
3: 75
2.8: 70
2.6: 65
2.4: 60 </p>
<p>Obviously, from there you can easily tell that each tenth of a point is worth 2.5 points. Anyway, I hope that helped and this is my general impression because just like you, I work off of a 100 point scale too.</p>
<p>thanks superior child, just didnt think it could be that obvious lol</p>
<p>that's because it isn't... a 3.0 is widely accepted as a b... i.e. an 85...</p>
<p>What I said were only my impressions... like I said, I don't get graded on a 4 point scale. Thanks for the correction cujoe.</p>
<p>well, technically, a 93 is an A, so a 93 GPA could be considered a 4.0. But there really is no way to convert. You could have had all 92s and 94s, meaning your GPA would really be 3.5, or you could have had 1-2 100s and the rest 92s, meaning your GPA would really be around 3.2, or you could have had all 4.0s, meaning your GPA would have been 4.0. With that much possible variation, there isn't really a way to do it. Most scales have something like
95+ = 4.0
94 = 3.9
93 = 3.8
92 = 3.8
91 = 3.7</p>
<p>and gradually moving down the line like that.</p>
<p>basically...at my school, this is how it converts.</p>
<p>4.0=93+
3.66=90-92
3.33=87-89
3.0=83-85
2.66=80-82
2.33=77-79
2.0=73-75</p>
<p>Superior Child, that's right except for the 4.0 and 3.8.</p>
<p>Remember, a 93 and a 100 get the same GPA : 4.0. Usually 3.8's go to kids like me who have a mixture of A-'s and A's (or A+'s and B+'s, or a mixture of all 4 but you get my drift...)</p>
<p>So saying a 3.8 is a 95 average is a little misleading because in my case I have around a 3.8 but my actual average is probably only 91 or so because I have lots of 90's and 91's and lots of 93's and 94's, but not much of anything above that.</p>