How does your school calculate GPA?

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<p>So my school is on a bogus GPA system (11 point) and I was wondering how other schools around the country calculated GPA because it varies quite a bit. When I see threads on CC about students will 3.8+ UW GPAs that have like 3-7 Bs, I get to wondering how their GPA is so high.</p>

<p>So, please post how your school calculates GPA. What's the extra weight given for AP/Honors classes (if any is given at all)? Also, do you get a higher number for make an A+ and less for making an A-?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>My school counts it as a % grade. On our school transcript they convert it into 8.0.</p>

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<p>My school grades out of 4.0, with AP/Honors courses weighted at 4.6</p>

<pre><code>Reg. AP
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<p>A 4.0 4.6
A- 3.73 4.27
B+ 3.5 3.93</p>

<p>And so on. An A+ is worth the same as an A (or, rather, there are no A+'s) but all other +/- grades have their own GPA equivalent. The highest GPA in my grade is a 4.33, and I have a 4.22, having taken every Honors/AP class offered (minus art) and getting all A's/A-'s for all 3 years (I'm a senior).</p>

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<p>95-100 4.0
90-94 3.75
87-89 3.33
83-86 3.0</p>

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<p>Regular & Certain IBS courses - A+ 4.3, A 4.0, A- 3.7 ...so on
Most IBS, IBH, Honors, AP - A+ 4.8, A 4.5, A- 4.2 ...so on</p>

<p>A+ is 96.5-100, A is 92.5-96.4, A- is 89.5-92.4</p>

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<p>regular and honors classes
A - 4.0, B-3.0, etc...
and .025 additional points for AP Classes...yes, .025</p>

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<p>We don't weight at our school and we have a 4.0 system.</p>

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<p>At my school, a 4.0 is a 100, a 3.9 is a 99, a 3.8 is a 98, and so and so on until you get to 1.0. For honors classes, the hundred starts at a 5.0 and for dual credit and AP classes, the hundred starts at a 5.5</p>

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<p>"regular" classes are 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0 & 0</p>

<p>honors are 4.5, 3.5, 2.5, 1.0 and 0</p>

<p>AP are 5.0, 4.0, 3.0, 1.0, 0</p>

<p>ETA:
A = 90+
B = 80+
C = 70+
D = 60+
F = <60</p>

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<p>I'm currently attending an international school in Singapore, although my location says "Ann Arbor, MI" because I'll be moving there soon. </p>

<p>Regular classes: A+ = 4.4, A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.4, B = 3.0...
AP classes: A+ = 4.9, A = 4.5, A- = 4.2, B+ = 3.9, B = 3.5...</p>

<p>So technically, you COULD have a 4.4 UW GPA at my school, although no one has ever achieved it since it means getting all A-pluses. Think of it as the standard 4.0 GPA scale, with an added bonus for those who want to work harder and earn an A+ in some classes.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know whether, on the College Board profiles of colleges, they refer to weighted or unweighted GPA?</p>

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<p>The system used by my D's school is a bit goofy. They're on a 5.0 scale, but I think you equate it to the 4.0 scale by just subtracting 1.</p>

<p>An "A" is an honors grade indicating high achievement. This is 5.0 (A+ is 5.33, A- is 4.67)
A "B" is an honors grade for achievement considered above normal in reference to course objectives. This is 4.0 (B+ is 4.33, B- is 3.67)
A "C" is the grade considered normal in terms of course objectives. This is 3.0 (C+ is 3.33, C- is 2.67)
A "D" is the grade for achievement considered below normal in reference to course objectives. This is 2.0 (D+ is 2.33, D- is 1.67)
An "F" is failing.</p>

<p>Here's the goofy thing, and the reason the school uses the description above - there is no set number equivalent for a grade. For most teachers, 99-100 is A+, 93-98 is A, 90-92 is A-, etc. However, not every teacher follows that. For instance, some teachers will give a B+ rather than an A- for a 90. Even teachers teaching the same course using the same materials might not use the same number equivalent for the letter grade. And even if they're using the same numbers, they might round differently. One teacher might round you to an A if you have a 92.9, another might call that an A-.</p>

<p>Honors and AP courses get .5 more than college prep courses. Basic courses (easier than college prep) get the same as college prep. An honors course at this school is pretty tough, which is why they weight honors and AP the same.</p>

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<p>Same as dougbetsy. So an A- and A+ have essentially no difference, and actually, our school doesn't report +'s and -'s on official transcripts (which I thought was weird).</p>

<p>we also have a set of "general" classes which receive 3.5 for an A, 2.5 for a B, 1.5 for a C, 1 for a D and 0 for an F.</p>

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<p>Ours is same scale and weighting as DougBetsy posted. Report card grades are reported as a percent, no + or -, but when converting to a point scale, 90-100 is a 4.0 for a regular class. Everything is included in the GPA, even gym class. .</p>

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<p>93-100 A (4.0)
85-92 B (3.0)
76-84 C (2.0)
70-75 D (1.0)
0-69 F (0)</p>

<p>It sucks...</p>

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<p>At our NYS public school:</p>

<p>97-100= A+
93-96=A
90-92=A-
87-89=B+
83-86=B
80-82=B-
77-79=C+
73-76=C
70-72=C-.....and so on.</p>

<p>Honors, AP and college-level (SUNY in the classroom) courses are given 5 additional points for use computing class rank and final GPA. Regents-level courses are given a weighting of 2 points. </p>

<p>As you can see, it is better to get a 97 in a Regents course than a 93 in an AP class. This contributes to a lot of kids low-balling their course selection in order to play the rankings game.</p>