<p>Alright, I live in NYC, and we don’t use the 1.0 - 4.0 GPA scale. Instead, we use a 10.00 - 100.00 GPA scale. Now, my cumulative average is an 80.63 (messed up freshman year), which I want to bringup to an 86 by the end of my junior year (currently a junior). Now, I have a question:</p>
<li>When colleges look at my GPA, what would an 80 be on a 1.0 - 4.0 scale? What about an 85 or 86? I’m clueless on this scale.
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<p>I don't know if all colleges adhere to this, but I believe this method is common:</p>
<p>90-100 = 4 points
80-89 = 3 points
70-79 = 2 points
60-69 = 1 point
below 60 = 0 points</p>
<p>Add up your points for all of your classes and divide by the number of classes that you had. For example, if you have 91, 92, 95, 99, you have (4+4+4+4)/4 = 4.0 GPA.</p>
<p>If you have 80, 85, 86, 88, you have (3+3+3+3)/4 = 3.0 GPA.</p>
<p>If you have 70, 80, 90, 90, 95, you have (2+3+4+4+4)/5 = 3.4 GPA.</p>
<p>I believe you need to go by each class; you can't determine GPA just by looking at your 85 average. For example, I showed above how 70, 80, 90, 90 and 95 yield a 3.4 GPA. The average of those 5 numbers is 85, but if you assumed that you had 5 85's, the GPA would be (3+3+3+3+3)/5 = 3.0. </p>
<p>Was that clear? Please let me know if it wasn't. Also, if anyone knows that I am wrong about this, let me know as well.</p>
<p>that sounds right to me.</p>