Hi all, I’m a highschool senior from Argentina and I was wondering how I could convert my grades to the US GPA scale. Ny average highschool percentage up to now is a 85% and according to the Collegeboard scale it would be a 3.0 but then according to another 4.3 scale it would be a 4.0. Could someone please explain to me how I could calculate my GPA and which GPA scale is the most common? Thank you
I would work from an unweighted scale, 4 being A, 3 being B, etc. An 85 is a B or a 3.0. A weighted scale takes the rigor of your courses into account, with AP or Honors courses being recalculated upward to account for the added difficulty.
I agree with the post above but you also need to take into account hoe to translate your grades for the USA. I recently moved from Dubai where I did the British system and my C’s in that school were equivalent to USA A’s. Are you currently living in Argentina or were just born there (like me)?
If you are looking to convert your GPA for your own amusement, the College Board scale is as good as any. If you are looking to convert for the purposes of applying to a US university, don’t. Unless specifically requested to by the college (e.g. University of Calif), use the scale that appears on your transcript.
It is a hard question to answer. It sounds like you are asking for purposes of generally “comparing” your GPA.
It is hard bc some schools do A 4, B 3, etc…but what is an A? 90 or better, 93 or better? This why the conversion isn’t done. Colleges do it (quasi) on their own. In many ways, a % average is more informative, (if an A can be 90-100, where are you?). It can also be harsher, as you being at 85 can show as mid B, but if you did 4 and 3s, you’d be higher…
It makes it hard to look through accepted stats to see where you fall if that show on 4.0 scale…or to compare here on CC. Someone with a 91% avg could have a 4.0 at one school, and a 3.6 at another.
It just is what it is. I’d do the 90, 80, 70 scale and see where you land for comparison. But just know that you, and everyone else, will be re-calculated. No helpful, I know…