grading scale West Coast versus East Coast

In my old HS in California, their grading system was so that an A is 90-100, B - 80-89, etc., but then when I came to Virginia, the grading scale was a lot more strict, so that A is 93-100. I thought it was because my particular school was difficult, but apparantly this grading system is common in Virginia.

I was wondering if UC’s convert the east coast GPA to probably the California standardized grading system…?

<p>I doubt that the UCs will change a Virginia B that is a 92.44 to an A.</p>

<p>My state, KY. also uses the same grading scale as Virginia.</p>

<p>We use that:
A+=97-100
A =93-96
A- =90-93
B+=87-89
B =83-86
and so on</p>

<p>I think it depends on how the grades are listed on your high school transcript. Are there letter grades or numerical grades?</p>

<p>Well in my county (i live in VA btw) we have a slightly different scale.
94-100 A
90-93 B+
84-89 B
80-84 C+
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<p>that sucks for you in virginia but i'm sure the college admissions officers realize that and compare you only in the context of your own school (as they say that they do). Across the border in Maryland, anything that is an 89.5 and up gets you an A, therefore, hypothetically, you could get 89.5s in every subject, every semester, and have a 4.0 (at least in montgomery county)</p>

<p>I would imagine that your school puts numerical values on your transcript, so it won't really matter about the grading scale.</p>

<p>At my school, a 4.0 is not all A's, but a 100 average in every class. People whose grades are all in the upper 90s (96-99) usually have like a 3.85 or 3.9...does anyone else's school do this?</p>

<p>Mine is 90-100 is an A, etc.</p>

<p>And an A is a 4.0, a B is a 3.0, etc.</p>

<p>We're simple up here in northwestern NJ. :P</p>

<p>Simple as well in Alabama:</p>

<p>90-100 = A = 4.00 unless weighted</p>

<p>A = 4.25 if Honors
A = 5.00 if AP/IB</p>

<p>Hahaha mine is the best. 89.5 and up is an A. All that goes on the transcript is A,B,C, etc. All honors and APs are 5 points weighted. All honors, no AP's, straight 89.5's = 5.0 5.0 isn't possible because of required non-honors classes and schedule conflicts, of course though...</p>

<p>edit: ps. im in florida.</p>

<p>we do it the same way in maryland but during junior and senior year you can get a 5.0</p>