<p>I have my cumulative average but I'm not sure how that translates to a 4.0 scale. I use to think a 3.5 = 90, 3.6 = 91, etc, but I was informed that I was incorrect.</p>
<p>How do I know what my true GPA is? When looking at college admission statistics, it's fairly common for a college to release their students' average HS GPAs. Here's the thing, I've taken a few ridiculous classes (cooking, etc) that boost my GPA. What classes should I omit? When a college puts up this info, is it a weighted scale? Does it matter how many credits I received?</p>
<p>So how does everyone here do it? In every “chances” thread, a GPA is provided; how do you come up with your GPA when there are so many scales? How do you know how the college you’re applying to scales it?</p>
<p>Ask the college/ search its website. When people provide a GPA, its based on their schools’ GPA system or that of the schools to which they are applying. </p>
<p>To know how colleges consider your personal GPA, you should contact the college and ask. Some colleges have their own scales, and others use your school’s scale to help them determine GPA (for example, a 4.0 is whatever your school considers an A). I find it very useful to know this information about the colleges to which I am applying.</p>
<p>Yep. Remember the first thing I said? My school is weird. Basically, instead of the bonus half-credit that is given in an honors class and whole credit in an AP class, they add a whole GPA point in each step up.</p>
<p>It does not matter, you will be evaluated on the scale that your school uses. If they grade on a 100 point scale, that is how you will be evaluated. If they use GPA, you will be evaluated based on how your schoolassigns GPA values. Your best bet would be to go see your GC and get a copy of your school profile.</p>
<p>My son’s school gives letter grades, but does not calculate GPA or rank. It sends a very detailed profile instead. Is S supposed to calculate a hypothetical GPA to put on the application, or just say there is none and let the adcoms look at his grades. We’d prefer the latter approach, but does anyone think that would be a bad idea?</p>
<p>On the application, it should say that information is optional, right? All the applications I have looked at have said that. Basically, no matter what you put down, the info on the transcript trumps all. (Just like the U.S. Constitution) They just ask you to report what you think it is so they can keep statistics on each class. I think you should be fine. My school doesn’t rank either. (It would do nothing but hurt the students applications)</p>
<p>At my kids’ school there are no weighted grades and no ranking whatsoever, no matter how many IB or AP classes a student takes (no A+ either).</p>
<p>Grade scale: A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, B- = 2.7, C+ = 2.3, C = 2.0, C- = 1.7, D+ = 1.3, D = 1.0, F = 0.0, P = Pass
Percent (%) grading scale: A=94-100, A-=90-93, B+=87-89, B=84-86, B-=80-83, C+=77-79, C=74-76, C-=70-73, D+=67-69, D=60-66, F=0-59</p>
<p>Well, my D was looking at the GPAs on Priceton Review, and her jaw just dropped when she saw that some colleges listed their median GPAs above 4.0.
Made her really mad that her rigorous IB schedule with 3.8 on her school’s scale places her at the lower range of the middle 50% of her target schools, while her buddies who take “regular” classes have very “qualifying” GPAs. I keep telling her that life is unfair and she still has a shot at her dream schools…</p>
<p>You can also tell her that each college gets a copy of the school profile and that they will know that the high school doesn’t weigh classes. Everything will be fine, and her GPA will be converted by the college to a common scale.</p>