<p>My high school calculates GPA like this: A=4, A+ = 5
GPA lower than 1 is not counted.
I asked our school counselor, her reply was kind of ambiguous. She said the GPA scale indicated the highest GPA you could possibly achieve. However, she also implied that as our school only had 1-5 points range, the scale could be 4.
I got 4.39 (unweighted).
Can anyone tell me what is the scale of my high school GPA? If I put 4.39/5, do I need to explain our HS policy somewhere in the application? Since I know for most other schools A+ = 4.5</p>
<p>anyone can help?</p>
<p>Following the logic of what you’ve given, if A+=5, A=4, that doesn’t leave much room on the scale for the remaining letter grades… B+= 3, B=2, C+=1? See what I mean? What’s the full letter scale? Is it possible to get a 5 in every class at your school or just the honors/accelerated/AP?</p>
<p>It seems to me if in every class you’re able to earn a 5.0 on an unweighted scale then the scale should be 5.0. Otherwise the gpa is inflated. However, if 5.0 is only available in select classes then it seems reasonable that 4.0 would be the scale. Either way, someone at your school should be able to explain to you how to indicate it on the common app. If you’re unable to get an unambiguous answer from your guidance office, I would consider speaking to an admissions counselor at one of the schools you’re applying to to see how they categorize this scale. Best of luck to you.</p>