<p>My school uses the 100 scale so I was wondering how colleges typically calculate your weighted and unweighted H.S. 4.0 GPA. Ive heard things from an A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 to an A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3, B-=2.7, C+=2.3, etc. Also, how do colleges account for Honors and AP classes. Some say that you add 1 for Honors AND AP classes whereas others say you add 0.5 for Honors, and 1 for AP. Can anyone clarify this for me?</p>
<p>It depends on the school. My school doesn't do +/-, so we just do A=4, B=3, etc. For honors/AP, again it depends on how the individual high schools do it. At my school, you don't add anything for honors, and you add 1 for AP. That gives you a weighted GPA. An unweighted GPA is when you don't add anything for honors/AP.</p>
<p>yeah, but the problem is that our HS doesnt even do the 4.0 scale. We use the 100 scale so I wanted to self-calculate my GPA and see where I stand. Do you know which form of the 4.0 scale is used more commonly by colleges (+/- or solely letter)?</p>
<p>I don't think colleges could use the +/- method because so many schools (mine included) don't factor +/-s into grades.</p>
<p>I'm thinking it's probably the good old A=4 B=3 etc.</p>
<p>If you wish, you can convert each of your numerical grades to a letter and assume:
A 4.0
A- 3.67
B+ 3.33
B 3.0
B- 2.67
C+ 2.33
C 2.0
C- 1.67 .</p>
<p>I don't know however, whether you should assume that a college would convert your grades at all. They certainly would get enough applications from HSs that grade on a 100 scale that the numerical grade would tell them what they want to know.</p>
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<p>Selective colleges do have their own "points" system that they use. And I disagree that many high schools have grades on a 100 pt. scale. The calculation of GPAs vary too greatly from school to school; you're kind of wasting your time trying to guess. What you should be concerned about is your rank, and only your counselor can tell you that.</p>
<p>Ealgain-"What you should be concerned about is your rank, and only your counselor can tell you that."</p>
<p>lol, our school doesnt rank.</p>
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<p>You best bet is to ask your counselor where you place in the class. Not the same thing as rank, but I am certain he/she can tell you "you're in good shape" or not. </p>
<p>I've seen schools use A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 (which I don't like, lol!) and A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3 (this isn't very accurate as some schools count 90-100 as an A, some 93-100, at my school it's 94-100 and we're also competitive... peeves me a bit). At my school Pre-IB/Honors counts for .25, IB/AP counts for .5 extra; at another school, it's Pre-IB/Honors = 1 and IB/AP = 2. </p>
<p>There really is no way to know. So, again, the conclusion is "ask you counselor." Even when he/she does not put your exact rank on your info sheet, they are asked to estimate roughly what decile you are in. This is always the best indicator of your performance because you are being compared to others at your school.</p>