<p>I just learned that my Ds school adds a .3 for a plus and subtracts a .3 for a minus, so an A- (90-92) is a 3.7 and a Bplus is a 3.3</p>
<p>I knew they added a point for honors/ap classes</p>
<p>That explains somestuff</p>
<p>Do other schools do the same thing?</p>
<p>Nope. No weighting, no pluses, no minuses. 0-100 scale. 92-100 is an A, 85-91 a B, etc.</p>
<p>S's HS adds and subtracts the same way for + and - . No points are added for honors, APs and such.</p>
<p>92.5%-100% A<br>
84.5%-92% B
76.5%-84% C
69.5%-76% D
0%-69.5% F</p>
<p>0.17 added for Honors/AP</p>
<p>we show both the weighted and unweighted gpa..s</p>
<p>We had a thread on this earlier. My D's school calculates four different GPAs:
one with all classes including PE; the second with just the academic classes; the third with additional weight for honors (there are no APs); and the fourth has something to do with the UC classes. They let the colleges decide which is most important.</p>
<p>97-100% A+ 4.33
93-96% A 4.0
90-92% A- 3.67
87-89% B+ 3.33
etc</p>
<ul>
<li>.33 for honors</li>
<li>.67 for AP
classes such as art, gym, chorus, etc are not included in GPA</li>
</ul>
<p>90-100% A 4.0
80-89% B 3.0
75-79% C 2.0
70-74% D 1.0</p>
<p>+1.0 for 'advanced'
+2.0 for honors/AP</p>
<p>Everything goes in for the GPA, and arts classes are 'advanced' and bring down GPAs of students with mostly As in honors/AP classes.</p>
<p>93-100% A 4.0
90-92% A- 3.667
87-89% B+ 3.333
etc.</p>
<p>0.333 added before being weighed in for honors and AP</p>
<p>Our district reports grades on a 0-100 scale with +5 and +10 for honors/AP respectively with s/u grades for chorus, band, gym and health.</p>
<p>I had no idea there were so many variations on this theme.</p>
<p>son's large public high school, wide variations in course rigor:</p>
<p>95-100 = A 4.0
92-94 = A- 3.667
89-92 = B+ 3.333
etc.</p>
<p>No weighting of any kind for honors or AP, no adjustments of rank to acknowledge honors or AP.</p>
<p>End result: about 18 kids with a 4.0, many of whom have never taken an honors or AP course. They rank # 1. A large group with full honors/AP course loads may find themselves out of the top 5%.</p>
<p>Son's large competitive high school provides both weighted and unweighted gpa's.</p>
<p>.5point is added for Accelerated classes (the equivalent of honors classes in most neighboring high schools).</p>
<p>1 point is added for AP classes and a few advanced math classes.</p>
<p>PE, drivers ed, health are not included in the GPA. And students can petition for elective classes like theatre, band, dance etc to be excluded from the GPA.</p>
<p>End result is similar to above. Students focused on GPA take regular classes if they are worried they won't get an A in accelerated, since an A in a regular class (4 points) gives more points than a B+ in an accelerated class (3.5 points). A large group of students with full accelerated AP course loads are not in the top 5 %.</p>
<p>Kids' high school did not weight but it did break grades down into plus and minus--I think A- was 90 to 93 and A+ 98 to 100 (and computed as a 4.3). Other grades were similarly divided. Classes were designated AP and in some cases honors on transcripts and the school profile was very clear about grade distribution in each subject and in honors versus non honors classes, so the colleges got a good idea of strength of schedule that way.</p>
<p>Our hs is really special - we need an extra 1.5 points to do what lots of other schools do in 4.0:</p>
<p>A-plus: 97-100 (5.5)
A: 93-96 (5.0)
A-minus: 90-92 (4.5)
B-plus: 87-89 (4.0)
B: 83-86 (3.5)
B-minus: 80-82 (3.0)
etcetera</p>
<p>No weighting (though the school offers extensive honors and AP classes); no ranking (though the kid with the highest GPA is announced and gives a grad speech); gym counts (but only as a half-credit class each year), as do electives such as music, art, tech classes, etc.</p>
<p>I know what my kid's GPA is, but I don't know what it would be in the Real World.</p>
<p>Ours does what Midmo's does. No ranking, no weighting, straight scale, no pluses or minuses.</p>
<p>D's HS: 4.0 scale, no weighting. Here is the rub: at least one state school she applied to offers merit aid to top 25% OOS based on scores+GPA formula, using the GPA reported on the transcript, with no distinction between weighted and unweighted GPAs. Ergo, if D attends, HS's policy to not report weighted scores will cost me $15K.</p>
<p>That absolutely stink, Dbd. And our school makes such a big deal about how the colleges "recompute the scores" anyway.</p>
<p>That brings everyone back to why the ACT and SAT tests are needed. </p>
<p>IMHO, the tests put everyone on a level playing field by taking the high school gpa and rank out of the picture. </p>
<p>The EC's and Essay then gives the potential school a window into the students personality and soul.</p>
<p>It's like our Democratic/Republic/Capitalist form of government, not perfect, but compared to every other system, the best their is, so far....</p>
<p>P.S. Please do not say the tests are unfair due to cultural biases etc.
I would then say how it is unfair to grant acceptances to students based on race, religion, and socioeconomic factors.</p>
<p>Sorry, I have been waiting years to get that off my chest.</p>
<p>Thanks CC!</p>
<p>90-100 A
87-89 B+
80-86 B
77-79 B+
70-76 B
67-69 D+
60-66 D
59 or Below- D</p>
<p>4.0 for Reuglar classes.
5.0 for Honors classes.
6.0 for AP classes.</p>
<p>non- weighted </p>
<p>4.0 = A
3.0 = B
etc</p>
<p>nothing extra for honors or AP and no plus or minus grades.</p>
<p>One catch to be a valedictorian you must take at least one honors class every semester of HS.</p>