<p>my school's grading scale differs from some of the ones i see</p>
<p>mine:</p>
<p>93-100 A
84-92 B
76-83 C
etc.</p>
<p>others:</p>
<p>90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
etc.</p>
<p>do colleges take this into account when looking at students' gpa?</p>
<p>a lot of people have the exact same scoring as you do. Almost half and half...I doubt college really do look at it.</p>
<p>I'm sure colleges do look. I have</p>
<p>94+ A (4.0)
90-93 A- (3.67)
87-89 B+ (3.33)
84-86 B </p>
<p>Needing to get a 94 or higher in every class to get a 4.0 is significantly different than needing a 90+, or even a 93+ (I've been a victim of the 93 A- on occasion). So I'm sure different systems are taken into consideration somehow. I would be curious to see if there is other insight into this matter, however.</p>
<p>^ I wish a 94 was a 4.0 here
96+ = 4.0 A=93 93= 3.625
85-92 =B 85-92=2.625-3.5
The only good thing is people in AP honors classes are almost sure to get a higher GPA than a standard class. 96-100 in standard=88 in Honors=80 in AP GPA wise. Your grades are still recorded as they are, and you have to watch out for your unweighed GPA.</p>
<p>I believe in Canada an A is 80-100, and a 50% is passing.</p>
<p>Correct. 50% passes in Canada.
Though it differs from Province to Province, in BC we go:
86-100 = A
73-85 = B
67-72 = C+
60-66 = C
50-59 = C-</p>
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<p>50 = Fail</p>
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<p>At my school failing is 60% and below. However our math classes are 75% and below is failing. Should I have my GC comment about this in my apps with a side note and a copy of the math grading scale? I think their math system is so stupid.</p>
<p>at my school, grades are from 0 - 99, and each has a different value in the GPA, plus they're weighted according to advanced/honors/standard. Need all 99s in advanced/AP classes to get a perfect GPA (5.4) - doesn't happen though, usually val has 4.9 - 5.1 ish (like a 94 to a 96 in advanced/AP classes - note that honors + standard electives hurt GPA a LOT). But yeah, even a couple of points in one class can make a huge difference in rank (right now, 1 and 2's GPAs do not differ by more than 0.01, I think, unless things have changed...). I covet all you "A+, A, A-" schools :-), but not really - being one point away from a grade and getting the same grade as somebody who was one point away on the other side would be annoying I think....</p>
<p>We don't do plusses or minuses at our schools so it's:</p>
<p>90-100 A (4.0)
80-89 B (3.0)
70-79 C (2.0)
60-69 D (1.0)
0-59 F (0.0)</p>
<p>Some teachers at my schools will also round 89.5 (etc.) to be an A</p>
<p>^^^^^^same</p>
<p>Sometime it is quite unfair when a 89.5% = 114% (Valedictorian's AP US Hist grade); it public school, what can you say</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>I would kill for that system.</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>me too</p>
<p>94-100 A
90-93 B+
84-89 B
80-83 C+
74-79 C
70-73 D+
ect...</p>
<p>Ya it sucks</p>
<p>The thing is, grading scales are relative. Colleges see your grades in the context of your school. All other things being equal, a school where >96 is an A will give out less A's than a school where >90 is an A, and that will be reflected in your class rank (or your GC's description of your class standing).</p>
<p>At my school each teacher decides what they want the grading scale to be... that's where it gets really unfair and ambiguous. =</p>
<p>IMO, the best way to give kids what they deserve is to use a percentage system.</p>
<p>Colleges do take this into account. </p>
<p>Your guidance counselor sends a school profile along with your transcript, when you apply. The profile describes what sort of grading scale your school uses, what courses are available, and other specifics that help college admissions teams place your individual transcript in an appropriate context. </p>
<p>Schools that do not rank include other information that helps the colleges figure out where your GPA falls within your graduating class.</p>
<p>I would like to piggyback on this thread. Does anyone know if colleges recalculate looking at only academic subjects (reading, writing, math, science), versus things like art, PE, choral, or music etc. Not trying to slight art etc.. So if you had A's in AP Math, English, Bio, Chem, Lit, Foreign Language, would they be brought down by a C in art?</p>
<p>hikids, it depends on the school. You can usually look up that stuff on individual college websites. But I can't imagine any school recalcing GPA without IB or AP art/music.</p>
<p>imaparsite, that's what I thought but wondered if anyone knew.</p>