Although this question has been asked before, the only reason I am posting is that my case is a bit different. Basically, I have a total of 4 A’s, and the rest (12), A+'s. This is making my GPA go from a 4.5 to a 4.435. I was just wondering how big of a difference this would make for me? I do not mean to sound pretentious with this post, and am just looking for information. Thanks in advance.
my case is a bit different.
No, it’s not.
How much of a difference would an A vs an A+ make?
Zero. Although the preponderance if A+'s may raise eyebrows regarding grade inflation.
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I see. So having the occasional A could be beneficial in circumventing grade inflation suspicions.
You’re focusing on the wrong things. Worrying about an A vs an A+ is akin to those who retake a 1580. College AOs are looking for more than just grades.
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Thats fair. Thank you for the help – it really means a lot.
Our high school doesn’t give A+’s, just A’s and A-‘s.
So many schools don’t offer +/-, or don’t weight an A+ higher than an A, that I suspect pretty much every college that standardizes/re-calculates a GPA would consider them equal. Others will just look at eh, and see the same.
Our school doesn’t give +/-, my D has never finished with below a 97 (only 2, iirc), and I’m not concerned that she’s at a disadvantage.
Most selective colleges will recalculate your GPA anyway, where A+=A.
There’s ZERO difference for them.
Less selective, large public universities could use your weighted gpa.
Very selective universities will want to see those As in core classes - 4 years of English and history/social science, math through precalculus or calculus, foreign language through level 4, biology chemistry physics+one AP science.
Many flagships will weigh curriculum rigor.
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