<p>At my school, an A- and an A+ both count the same for our GPAs. I know at other schools, -s and +s are disregarded altogether.</p>
<p>So... Is there any difference between an A- and an A+ when admissions officers look at your transcript?</p>
<p>You asked for one, so I’ll give you one.</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>^
That’s exactly what I wanted to hear. :)</p>
<p>Man, everything’s going my way today.</p>
<p>But just to confirm- Absolutely no difference to them at all?</p>
<p>I guess it depends on what school you go to. I know some are on a 90/100 or 94/100 scale. But, in my district, an 89.5=A and a 97=A. So, I’d say it really depends on your district, though I could hardly see a 90 or a 94 having much difference. Especially if your courseload is challenging.</p>
<p>If it has no impact on your rank, then the answer is no. Colleges will drop the +'s and -'s.</p>
<p>I love everybody on this forum right now. I’m basically a straight A- student.</p>
<p>Random, just out of curiosity, how many A minuses did you get relative to solid As?</p>
<p>My school didn’t do +'s or -'s, so my transcript made me look great when in reality I got an 89.5-90% in a majority of my courses LOL. No need to do more work for no benefit in my opinion.</p>
<p>^
Sweet, I’m the exact same type of person. I got a 102.2% last year, but other than that, I basically got 90-92%.</p>
<p>dude… after your constant posts about your bad math grade, and now this post, i feel like your biggest hurdle in getting accepted to top schools will be your personality as shown through recs/essays.</p>
<p>^
Eh?.. What does that have to do with my personality?</p>
<p>And they completely waived that grade. :)</p>
<p>because if you’re extremely anal and awkward, and your life revolves around gunning for top grades and ivy acceptances, it will come through in your app. and adcoms don’t like people like that.</p>
<p>^adcoms hate gunners, but I don’t think the OP’s a gunner at all. I certainly don’t think he’s such a gunner that it’ll show on his app no matter what.</p>
<p>you guys don’t think there’s a difference between a 90 and a 96?? i find quite a big difference!!</p>
<p>how can you say so surely that there’s no difference? college websites?</p>
<p>" Is there any difference between an A- and an A+ when admissions officers look at your transcript?"</p>
<p>Sorry to deliver bad news, but yes minuses and pluses do matter!</p>
<p>I believe Princeton uses the same system as Stanford: [Grade</a> Point Averages (GPA)](<a href=“http://registrar.stanford.edu/students/grades/gpa_calc.htm?id=1]Grade”>http://registrar.stanford.edu/students/grades/gpa_calc.htm?id=1)</p>
<p>^
Maybe if it’s a surgeon’s success rate. Like random said, though; if the difference between a 90 and a 96 doesn’t affect GPA, then there really is no reason to get a 96 instead of a 90.</p>
<p>@ChoklitRain
Every competitive person aims for top grades on this forum.</p>
<p>Edit: Pacheight, that is for grades earned at the University. We’re talking about High School grades.</p>
<p>Some school do not distinguish between an A+ and an A-, which is extremely annoying. In other words, a 105 is treated just the same as a 90 (and in some cases an 88 for teachers who round to an excessive degree), which is not right. The work quality and time spent on the material between a 105 and an 88 cannot even be compared.</p>
<p>I thought you wanted to know how Princeton calcs your grades for admissions. HYPS and others all use a similar system in admissions…looking at HS grades!</p>
<p><a href=“http://registrar.princeton.edu/student-services/transcript/gpa.pdf[/url]”>http://registrar.princeton.edu/student-services/transcript/gpa.pdf</a></p>
<p>sorry:)</p>
<p>mifune-</p>
<p>I totally agree. However, I am biased in this regard = D. Yet, colleges really can’t play the + and - game because all schools are completely different. At some HSs, A+s are given to every other student whereas at others an A- is a rarity. So, while the system kind of sucks as it is, there is no better way to treat one’s grades.</p>
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<p>Two teachers could have different teaching styles and one could make getting an 88 significantly more difficult than getting a 105 for the same subject.</p>
<p>most colleges don’t play the + and - game, but we’re not discussing most colleges. at Princeton admissions knows your hs and in many cases knows how tough or easy some classes and teachers are.</p>
<p>don’t kid yourself into thinking that Princeton admissions is going to weigh an A- in AP AB Calc at Andover the same as an A- in AP AB Calc at Montana high.</p>