<p>I need a conversion scale or the most accurate it can get for a 4.0 average and a 5.0 average.</p>
<p>can someone get above a 4.0 average on a 4.0 scale when weighted?</p>
<p>Im finding it very difficult to do research on colleges no knowing this lol.</p>
<p>Top schools use something called an academic index for rating each applicant’s academic ability. Two-thirds of the index comprises test scores, and one third is based on GPA or class rank. If you attend a well regarded high school, then ask your guidance counselor if your school receives special treatment in the “Blue Book.” If it does, then there is a prescribed formula for converting your GPA and class rank information. (Actually, many not so well regarded high schools also have their own entry in the blue book, so ask your guidance counselor no matter what.) </p>
<p>There’s a common misperception that GPA is important at Ivy League schools. All Ivy League schools (and many other top tier schools) usually don’t look at GPA. In determining an applicant’s academic index scores, schools first look for class rank information. If your school does not report exact or decile/percentage class rank, only then do they look at GPA. So, unless your school doesn’t report class rank, then I wouldn’t worry too much about converting your class rank – because the universities to which you apply surely won’t!</p>
<p>my high school doesn’t do rankings.
also, i’m trying to compare my average and stats to other people who got accepted to my top college choices on this website… and they all use the 4.0 or 5.0 scale.</p>
<p>What is your school’s scale and your GPA? I can convert it for you if your school’s scale is anything like any of the country’s top high schools or prep schools that use alternative scales.</p>
<p>my high school uses a 4.0 scale.</p>
<p>my UW is a 88.3
weighted is a 93.7</p>
<p>tyvm</p>
<p>Oh, I thought you meant your school used a totally different scale… like a 6.0 or 12.0 or something. Colleges usually take weighted GPA over unweighted GPA (the Ivies always take weighted over unweighted), so it’s good that your school weights GPA.</p>
<p>I guess I still can’t fully answer your question, but I can tell you that If your school reports on a weighted 4.0 scale, then it is possible to get above a 4.0. Your own GPA will depend on the distribution of grades. If every course grade you received was a 93.7, then your GPA would be a 4.0. If you received a few B+'s and the rest solid A’s, then your GPA would be more like a 3.9. If you received a bunch of low A’s (but not A’s) and a couple of A+‘s, then your GPA would be more like 4.1. If you received a mix of B’+'s, A’s, and A+'s, then your GPA would be about 4.0.</p>