I currently have a 3.2 gpa. I want to graduate with honors so i need to get my gpa to a 3.5. Next year im planning on taking about 2-3 AP classes and honors classes. Im in my second semester of junior year and i ended last semester with all A’s
You know, this is something that you can calculate on your own with a spreadsheet. Just take a look at your transcript, see how it works and then project the courses you are taking in the future. Roughly speaking though, if you have completed 5 out of 8 semesters and have a 3.2 now, the best you can do is 0.6253.2 + 0.3754.0 = 3.5 so you will need to get all A’s for the next 3 semesters and take 3/8s of your total credits in those three semesters.
You can also google GPA calculator and figure it out. You will need to find out how your HS calculates GPA (ex. do they weight/how much; does the school give pluses and minuses and what are they each worth…)
If you get 90 or an A+ in pretty much every class, yes it is possible. Is that realistic? Only if you really push it.
@Gerrard0977 Also remember that grades don’t matter (unless they’re horrible) for the second semester of senior year.
And keep in mind that the next best thing to a high GPA, is an upward trending GPA. It demonstrates that you are maturing and developing your skills as a student. What you really don’t want is a downward trend. It makes you a ‘high risk’ student and no school wants that. (And by downward trend, I do not mean a student with all As who suddenly gets a B or two, so for the neurotic among us, take a deep breath and relax….)
Assuming you take the same number of credits each year, the most you can move your GPA would be the portion of your GPA that year comprises. If you have a 3.0 after 1 year, the most year 2 can move it is halfway to a 4.0 because year 2 will only comprise half the classes the GPA is based on.
So if you have a 3.2 after 2 years, the most your year 3 grades can move that is 1/3 of the difference. Getting a perfect 4.0 in year 3 would result in a cumulative (4.0-3.2)/3 improvement, for a final GPA of 3.467.
You can also calculate this by simple math:
( (cumulative GPA) * (number of years it is based on) + (GPA for this year) ) / (number of years cumulative GPA is based on + 1)
use this http://gpacalculator.net/how-to-raise-gpa/ - good source for gpa calculations
Barely possible
Doubtful. But agree 100% that if you do get all As finishing out your HS career, at least through first quarter senior year, you’ll increase your chances of getting into a great college.
It specifically does depend on your courseload, but in general, if you have a 3.2 for two years, and a 4.0 for two years, take the simple average and you’ll get 3.6. After junior year, the best you could have (again, not taking into account whether you have lab courses that you did better or worse in the first two years, and so on) would be 3.2 * 2 + 4 * 1 = 10.4 / 3 = 3.47 (as noted above).
I think perhaps some of us are wondering, if you can score straight As with that proposed schedule, why can’t you estimate it yourself?
Yep.A lot of people on this forum are saying that it’s pretty much impossible,but with the right AP/Honors courses,you have a great chance of drastically improving our gpa and grades(weighted gpa).I haven’t gotten my physical diploma yet,but I graduated w/a 3.2 gpa in 7th grade,so I feel you.
You need to find out when your school determines honors distinctions . Out school determines valdictorian and honors distinctions after the completion of first semester.
It’s hard to pull up a cumulative GPA in a single semester, but a weighted GPA is a horse of a different color. AP classes can give a huge boost to a weighed GPA. But if your school district is like ours, second semester grades won’t come out until after graduation. Ditto to what carolinamom2boys said. Even if you hit 4.0 for second semester, it’s the first semester’s ranking that will determine if you graduate with honors.