<p>I mean some schools have these weird 4.0 scales.
When I think of a 4.0 scale...this is what I think
Lets say I have a 70 GPA (out of 100)
70/100 * 4 = 2.8
90/100 * 4 = 3.6</p>
<p>yet Princeton review says a fudging 70/100 is a 1.5?</p>
<p>*** is wrong with these cork sniffers?</p>
<p>Can someone please enlighten me on how the 4.0 scale works?</p>
<p>Take a look at your transcript. For each grade of 90 or more - give yourself a 4. For each grade between 80-89 - give yourself a 3. For each grade between 70 and 79 - give yourself a 2. If you have anything between 60 and 69 - give yourself a 1. Now add up all of these 1s, 2s, 3s and 4s and then divide by the number of classes. If your avergae is 70 on a 100 point scale - your GPA on a 4.0 scale might be around a 2.0. </p>
<p>Most high schools and most colleges in the US use a 4.0 scale. Now, to complicate things a little more, run through the same calculation that you did above - but only count solids - math, English, social studies, science and foreign language. Don’t count gym, health, music (unless AP) or art (unless AP). This will give you an idea of the GPA that most colleges will calculate.</p>
<p>Last complication - weighted grades. Go back through the above calculation on the solids one more time - but now give yourself an extra point for an honors or AP class. So, if you had an 83 in an honors class - give yourself 4 points instead of 3. Now you have calculated your weighted GPA.</p>
<p>Practices vary from one hs to another - but what I have outlined is pretty typical. Have fun.</p>