How do you convert GPA from the 100 to 4.0 scale?

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<p>My school doesn't do GPA's on a 4.0 scale, we do it out of 100. I'm just curious how you convert from one to another. I've heard a couple different things from a couple different people.</p>

<p>1) It's proportional. (That's just wrong, and I know it)
2) Everything above a 95 is considered a 4.0 (sounds too good to be true)
3) Your overall average for each class is converted and then averaged, not every quarter grade.
4) The opposite of #3</p>

<p>I have, currently, about a 96. If you want to tell me what that converts to, go ahead. Or...you could tell me how the system works...that's cool too.</p>

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<p>The closest you can get is proportional. Because other schools work their 4.0 scale so differently (A+ = 4.0, A = 3.5, A- = 3.3, whatever), proportional is the most "accurate" you're going to get. Another thing to worry about is whether you got a B in one class, which would make a 96 average two different GPAs. Say you had an 89 and two 100s. That'd be a 96 on the 100-point but a 3.3 on my school's scale. If you had 3 96's, it would still be a 96, but it would be a 4.0 on our scale.</p>

<p>Or just be happy with your 100-point system?</p>

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<p>List all of your grades for the year. What number out of 100 is considered to be an "A", "B", AND "C" at your school?? Here is how I would do it.</p>

<p>Example of a grading scale at a school that only uses numbers out of 100: A= 90-100, B= 80-89, C=75-79</p>

<p>Example of grades for one semester:
96 (A)
100 (A)
87 (B)
75 (C)
90 (A)
92 (A)
89 (B)</p>

<p>Normally on a 4 point scale (some schools may use a different scale, but this scale is very common, when calculating UWGPA), A=4.0. B=3.0, C=2.0</p>

<p>Using the example schedule, the person has 4 A's, 2B's, and 1 C. </p>

<p>You would find the average of the scores using the 4 point scale.</p>

<p>((4.0 x 4) + (2 x 3.0) + (1 x 2.0)) / ( 7 ) = 3.428 or 3.4</p>

<p>The person would have a 3.4 for the semester.</p>

<p>Feel free to point out any mistakes in how I calculated it.</p>

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<p>What is accepted as A for class marks in most high schools? </p>

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<p>That's exactly it. My school accepts 90+, but I constantly hear of people whose schools go 94+ or even 95+.</p>

<p>Granted, I've never seen 99+ for an A.</p>

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<p>70-72 = C- = 1.67
73-77 = C = 2.00
78-79 = C+ = 2.33</p>

<p>80-82 = B- = 2.67
83-87 = B = 3.00
88-89 = B+ = 3.33</p>

<p>90-92 = A- = 3.67
93-100 = A = 4.00 (and if this is weighted, it is an A+, which is 4.33).</p>

<p>This is how most schools (at least that I'm familiar with) would calculate it.</p>

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<p>My school is 90 and above is a 4.0, 80-89 is a 3.0, 70-79 is a 2.0, and anything below 70 is failing.</p>

<p>There's nothing in between.</p>

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<p>The lack of consistency drives me crazy.</p>

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<p>my school:
94-100 = A = 4.0
90-93 = B+ = 3.5
84-90 = B = 3.0</p>

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<p>This is why most schools recalculate GPAs according to their own scale...</p>

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<p>This is how my school does it.</p>

<p>95-100 - 4.0
94 - 3.9
93 - 3.8
92 - 3.7
91 - 3.6</p>

<p>90 - 3.5
89 - 3.4
88 - 3.3
87 - 3.2
86 - 3.1</p>

<p>85 - 3.0
84 - 2.9
83 - 2.8
82 - 2.7
81 - 2.6</p>

<p>80 - 2.5
79 - 2.4
78 - 2.3
77 - 2.2
76 - 2.1</p>

<p>75 - 2.0
74 - 1.9
73 - 1.8
72 - 1.7
71 - 1.6</p>

<p>70 - 1.5
69 - 1.4
68 - 1.3
67 - 1.2
66 - 1.1</p>

<p>65 - 1.0</p>

<p><65 - FAILURE!</p>