high school freshmen average issuse

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<p>Okay. i've been pondering about this for a long time. I'm only going to list out my unweighted average and calculate them and let you guys see what I'm thinking right now.</p>

<p>Geometry: 95
Global H. I: 95
Spanish I: 94
English: 92
Biology: 91</p>

<p>These courses all consist of my unweighted average (93.4). The college board's conversion chart seems like quitox! a 93 is equivalent to an A and a 4 on the 4.0 scale! i thought that a 95+ was a solid 4. So does that mean that my spanish is also a 4? or is it merely a 3.7, (A-).
I know the gpa conversions differ, but i want one that most competitive colleges use. </p>

<p>After calcualting on the 4.0 scale, using collegeboard's conversion chart, my freshmen average is a 3.88. Now a 3.88 doesn't seem to correlate with my 93.4 overall. This is the confusing part. How is a 93.4 a 3.88? I think college board's gpa conversion chart is flawed despite the fact that my three 4's gave me a huge boost. </p>

<p>please, any ideas and comments on this issue? I can't seem to get the ambiguities cleared up, since there isn't much info about this. any replys are appreciated.</p>

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<p>At most schools, an A range is around 93 or 94 to 100. </p>

<p>GPA is calculated by converting letter grade to a grade point value, then averaging them. You don’t average your scores before converting to letter grade. </p>

<p>CB is correct; your grades would be</p>

<p>Geometry: 95 = A = 4.0
Global H. I: 95 = A = 4.0
Spanish I: 94 = A = 4.0
English: 92 = A- = 3.7
Biology: 91 = A- = 3.7</p>

<p>GPA = 19.4 / 5 = 3.88</p>

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<p>ohh thanks pancaked. but it juset still seems so weird that a 3.88= 93.4. most people would expect a 3.88 to equal 95% average or more</p>

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<p>@pancaked, do colleges also use the percent grades? or do most of them calculate grades in their own way like on the 4.0 scale?</p>

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<p>Every college is different. Some will calculate your GPA using their scales. Some will eliminate some of your non-important classes and calculate GPA. Some won’t calculate it at all and just accept your percentages.</p>

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<p>ohh i see. ok. but does nyu or cornell in particular, re-calculate student averages according to their scale?</p>

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<p>^^ Most colleges recalculate your GPA. See: <a href=“http://www.possibilityu.com/how-calculate-your-“real”-high-school-gpa[/url]”>http://www.possibilityu.com/how-calculate-your-“real”-high-school-gpa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>:D ^ thanks gibby. im going to book mark this</p>

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<p>WOW! Thanks. Im saving this stuff.</p>