<p>Uh, basically my question is, does Harvard do a A=4.0, B=3.0, etc. GPA calculation and leave pluses and minuses for the high school to compute class rank? Or do they implement an A=4.0, A-=3.67, B+=3.33, etc. like a high school? I've heard that pluses and minuses are just taken off because of the wide variety of methods of GPA calculation that go on around the nation. This was from my guidance counselor, who I trust, but in my situation (a handful of A-'s) sounds too good to be true. Can anyone help me out here?</p>
<p>No, the +s and -s are definitely counted, this isn't Brown...</p>
<p>It's my understanding that most school districts don't even use + or - on transcripts, I know mine doesn't...</p>
<p>Our school district grades 0-100 and with weighting to a max of 110. I have no idea how Harvard (or any other college translates it), but I figure that knowing my son's class rank probably gave them a pretty good idea of what his grades meant in context.</p>
<p>Harvard calculates GPA on the 4.0 scale, with each grade down from A being worth 1/3 of a point less
A = 4
A- = 3.67
B+ = 3.33
B = 3.0
B- = 2.67</p>
<p>And so on</p>
<p>our school uses + and - but dont weigh them for the weighted or unweighted GPA. so will the unis still re-calculate them??</p>
<p>i am pretty sure your school should calculate the GPA unweighted (some do weighted as well). Your GPA is then sent to the University where they can calculate weighted GPA. I believe for every honors class you get a plus .5 on the grade and for every AP you get a plus 1. So if you get a B which is a 3.0 in an AP class you will get the equivalent of an A when it is weighted by a University.</p>