<p>He has an 87.8 GPA on a scale of 1-100. They mark on a 7 point scale, that is to say, 93-100=a; 85-92-b and so on. Their report card shows only a number grade, ie 93, 95 you get the picture.</p>
<p>Most schools list the GPA of accepted students on a 4 point scale. What would an 87.8 convert to?</p>
<p>How do they measure school and transcripts against each other when an 84 at my son's school is a C+ yet it would be a solid B at a school that has a 10 point scale?</p>
<p>what I think you need to do- is convert to the grading at his school & then to a 4pt scale</p>
<p>the information that ( C+ =84) will go with the school report to explain grading systems and class rigor to the colleges.</p>
<p>curlygirl- How are the grades listed on the actual transcript? Numerical or ABC? That's what the schools are going to look at.</p>
<p>Back when I was growing up, we were on the 7 point scale (94-100 = A, etc.) AND higher level courses (we called them "phases") were not weighted. :eek:</p>
<p>When my kids went to Jr. High, the district was on a 7 point scale as well. When the schools went over to a 10 point scale (during high school), I noticed something interesting. There were JUST as many As, Bs, etc. as there were before. The teachers, basically, had a formula, for curving tests/quizzes/final grades such that there were always a certain number of passing vs. failing grades. The classes did not get "easier"; if anything they got harder when we switched to a 10 point scale. No more Extra Credit, no more big curves...</p>
<p>also you need to do the conversion class by class ... an 88 average could be (using your 7 point ranges)</p>
<p>88, 88, 88, 88, 88 ... or B, B, B, B, B ... or 3.00 GPA</p>
<p>or this ...</p>
<p>98, 85, 85, 85, 87 ... or A, B, B, B, B ... or 3.20 GPA</p>
<p>Our school system used to be on a 7 point scale, and when GPA's were being compared to mostly other HS's with a 10 point scale, they changed over.</p>
<p>I would report the numeric score AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN, and let the college convert it. Most will in fact consider 90-100 and A and 80-89 a B. </p>
<p>When you have to convert first to report it, you will have to use YOUR HS's conversion system to be honest about it.</p>
<p>His report cards and transcripts are all in numerical form, so that is what the school will see. Then, instead of ranking, the school reports who many students fall at what level. It's a small school and 90 plus % go on to college.</p>
<p>In my mind, since we moved from a district that had a 10 point scale, I always was happy as long as he got 82 or above, but I never really felt like that was a C.</p>
<p>I don't think they scale the grades. It's a very competive high school. 7 point grading is weird to me. I think his guidance counselor said it would convert to like a 3.2. His weighted would be slightly higher I guess.</p>
<p>to get an idea how grades would convert at many colleges- take out any vocational/ performance/PE courses</p>
<p>High schools vary as to what consists of an A
Usually 90 or 93 +
depends if they grade on a curve or not
Neither of my kids schools weighted grades for AP or honors- that may affect calculations also
Colleges assess grades differently-
example the California schools- count an A as 4 pts- whether it is an A- or an A+
same with Bs- and so on</p>
<p>Good</a> thing I looked at this- D is interested in CA schools and she is out of state</p>
<p>When S applied to GaTech, they asked him to self report everything except SAT scores. All grades were input by numerics, not ABCs. Decisions were based on his self-reported transcript. Final transcripts were required for accepted students, and obviously if they had "lied" on their application, it could result in recission of admittance.</p>
<p>At UF, they recalculate everything, taking out non-academic classes:</p>
<p>"When computing a student's high school GPA, the university only counts academic classes (not band, driver's education, gym, etc.) and adds extra weight to the most challenging courses: (1) an extra one-half grade point for all high school honors courses; (2) an extra full grade point for all AP and IB courses. For questions regarding UF's GPA computation, please contact the Office of Admissions at (352) 392-1365. "</p>
<p>Rather than the grade scale, my biggest beef with the way our school does GPA is that high school classes taken prior to 9th grade are not part of the GPA at all. And for purposes of class rank, only 10th grade forward is counted.</p>
<p>Our hs grades EXACTLY as your school does curlygirl. In my experience, you have no need to convert to the 4.0 scale, although I understand the desire to get an idea of how your kid's GPA "stacks up." </p>
<p>You will find that many, many colleges recalculate GPAs anyway, doing it how they want it and totally ignoring how the individual high schools do it - since there is so much variation.</p>
<p>Because of Katrina, my son ended up applying to molto schools - not many as a freshman, but a pretty large # as a transfer when Tulane eliminated his major. In all of those schools (maybe 15 in total), never once was he asked to provide a GPA on the 4.0 scale. His GPA of 93.xx uw and 122w was what was on his transcript. The school profile showed, as yours does, the distribution of how many kids were in what GPA range.</p>
<p>From my S's high school (also small and public), a goodly number go on to the very most selective schools (HYPSM) each year. So the "weird" 7-point ranges for each letter grade don't seem to be hurting.</p>