<p>I have a 4.337 weighted gpa... is it out of 5 or out of 4 on the common application. I know my school has a 4 pt system, an A is 4, A+ is 4.3, etc. but it just seems odd to put that I have more than a perfect. Is it out of 5 because it is weighted?</p>
<p>Unweighted is on a 4.0 scale. Weighted, however, can vary. For example, my high school used to have a 5.0 scale for weighted GPA but they changed it to a 6.5 scale. Some schools have an 11 or 13 point scale. You’ll have to consult your course catalog, it usually says towards the beginning.</p>
<p>please guys answer to my question…</p>
<p>If you get an A in an AP class, it is a 5.0. My course catalog says that we have a 4.0 scale, but doesn’t specify weighted or unweighted.</p>
<p>So, if weighted is out of 5, college admissions officers won’t think I have a B average if it is 4.337/5?</p>
<p>You are correct using 5 as the scale. The scale is the highest amount you could get for an A in an AP class even though no one could possibly actually have a GPA that high.</p>
<p>But they won’t think I have a B average if I put down 5?</p>
<p>Adcoms know how grades work and will understand your weighted GPA. A huge part of what they get paid to do is evaluate high school transcripts. They understand. And they’ll have your whole transcript sent by your school. The self reported GPA is not their primary source of data about your grades.</p>
<p>I went to a college application information session, and they told us to put down “out of 4.0” even though my school weighs GPA’s the same way yours does (A in an AP class is 5.0). They told us to do this because it’s impossible to get a perfect 5.0, as griffen said, although I’m not sure what to do either.</p>
<p>My friend talked to guidance, and they said to put down 4.0.Thanks Griffen and 0705283.</p>