<p>I was just wondering how it is possible to get a gpa above 5.0, because i've heard of many people getting them. Even if you took all AP classes then wouldn't the average still be just a 5.0?</p>
<p>some schools have a 5 point scale: A=5.</p>
<p>I have a 5.18. My school does 6 points for As in IB and AP classes, and 5 for Honors.</p>
<p>Go to a school with terrible grade inflation.</p>
<p>Different schools have different ways of calculating GPAs.</p>
<p>yeah, my school has a weird way of doing it</p>
<p>A in ap= 5.33 -_-</p>
<p>Yeah, just remember that each school has a different way of calculating it. My unweighted is a 3.72, while my “class rank GPA” is a 5.58, with my “weighted” as a 4.71 or something. </p>
<p>They’re just numbers that don’t mean anything.</p>
<p>I like the way my school weighs grades: 4 for standard, 4.5 for Honors and 5 for AP.</p>
<p>At my son’s school, 6 points are awarded for an AP A, 5 points for an honors A and 4 points for a regular A. It’s possible, although pretty unusual, to get a weighted GPA over 5.0; the part that makes it tough is that some required classes (gym, music and art) are only offered as regular classes. So to exceed a 5.0, one needs to have gotten straight As in every class AND have completed at least 5 AP classes. In many of the AP classes, no more than 1-3 students in a class of 28-30 receive As, so it’s tough to earn As in the AP classes across the board. The school’s valedictorian may graduate with a 5.03-5.06 average in some years.</p>
<p>So a lot depends not only on the point scale, but also on the limitations of what level of classes are available and whether or not there are restrictions on how many AP classes one is allowed to take.</p>
<p>Will colleges understand that some schools don’t have 6 points for an A? At my school an AP or Honors A equals 5 points. I hope the colleges will regard this when comparing GPAs.</p>
<p>Part of the information your school will send with your transcript is information to interpret the grades. So, yes, definitely.</p>
<p>For most colleges, you send them your gpa based on THEIR specifications. Most all use the 4 point scale(A=4,B=3…), strip u clean of weight and they weight it themselves based on AP/Honors involvement. So if you think a guy from another school in another state is better than you because his UW GPA is 4.67/5 and you have a 3.8/4…you can’t compare those straight across.</p>
<p>Most schools will use UW GPA and consider this in the context of your course rigor.</p>