<p>So I see a lot of A-'s on my transcript. Are they the same as an A when factoring into your GPA? </p>
<p>Most people say yes but still it makes me uneasy.</p>
<p>yup!</p>
<p>haha when I check the online grade book that the teachers use, I see A-'s and A+'s, but on the transcript the counselors hand out every year, it just shows “A” :)</p>
<p>Bluenotebook2: My transcript still says A-'s and A+'s…</p>
<p>It depends on your school district</p>
<p>My transcript also differentiates between pluses and minuses.</p>
<p>I always thought there to be a difference…anyone care to explain/negate this?</p>
<p>I believe on the typical 4.0 scale, an A- is weighted as 3.8 and an A is 4.0, so it makes a difference.</p>
<p>It depends on your school. If you have lots of them, I hope they’re counted as 4.0 Some colleges grade with +/- as well. Ugh. ><</p>
<p>freshman year I got a 91 and it shows up as a B…■■■, school district started using few years ago</p>
<p>Depends on the school/school district, lakeawead is correct. At my school, they use +/-s (and AP/honors weighting) when determining class rank, but on our transcripts, our GPA is unweighted and does not include +/-s. (In other words, A = 90 - 100 = 4.0, B = 80 - 89 = 3.0, etc.)</p>
<p>Ok so I’ll probably go and ask my counselor some day. Our school doesn’t do rankings.</p>
<p>I mean, a 99 would probably benefit your GPA more than a 93, at least.</p>
<p>It depends on who is looking.</p>
<p>How your high school handles + and - may differ from how any given college handles + and -.</p>
<p>Oh, I didn’t see “on my transcript” in your original post. Colleges see your transcript, so if that is indeedthe same transcript they’ll be sending that you’re looking at, yes, those colleges will be seeing the +/-s. </p>
<p>ucb is correct (we can safely assume) in that colleges may handle +/-s differently from one another (as well as from your high school) when calculating GPA, but if your school is like mine and does not put them on the transcript, the colleges will have no way seeing them. True story. That may have already been apparent, but I just wanted to clarify.</p>
<p>Philovitist, I know you meant that in a general sense, and you’re probably right that it’s a general rule of thumb, but while I’m here: you might be surprised by how often a 93 equates to a 99 in letter grading. The cutoff for an A at most schools with a +/- system is either a 93 or 94, and a lot of schools don’t do A+. My school fits those criteria (93% = A), so for me, a 93 = 99, even counting +/-. Awesome if you’re the 93… kinda sucks if you’re the 99.</p>
<p>At my son’s school, a 93 is an unweighted 4.0, but for every point above 93, an extra .125 is added. A 99 is a 4.750. A 92 is a 3.875. How do colleges look at GPA’s that are greater then 4.0 unweighted?</p>
<p>The university where I teach has a more normal calculation with 90 and above earning a 4.0, so I’m unfamiliar with the high school’s method of calculation.</p>
<p>my school does not really use letters…</p>
<p>It depends on your school district. Also, some colleges look at your numbers and some look only at your grades without pluses or minuses. And some colleges subtract weighting in scores. The bottom line is just do the best you can.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tips everyone. I went to my counselor and got my answer!</p>
<p>Amichan, so whats the answer?
my school doesn’t even convert GPA into 4.0 scale, we only use 100 scale…</p>
<p>+'s and -'s are only for the counselors as a way of keeping track, but they do NOT affect your GPA. An A- is still a 4.0.</p>