<p>take your average and multiply it by .04.</p>
<p>Is this really the case? Because i have been hearing different things online.</p>
<p>For example: If your average is a 91, then your GPA is a 3.64.</p>
<p>Is this true?</p>
<p>no … to do it correctly you need convert the 100 point grade from each class into a A, B, C grade and then average … the obvious catch is what is the conversion scale … hopefully your school can tell you a conversion scale.</p>
<p>So for example, at a school with a 90-100=A, 80-89=B, 70-79=C scale (with no plus or minus grades) a overall 91 average could yield very different GPAs. </p>
<p>A student who got a 91 in all their classes (all very low As) would have a 4.0 average.</p>
<p>A student who got half 86s and half 96s (1/2 solid Bs and 1/2 solid As) would have a 3.5 average.</p>
<p>Neither of the methods described in this thread makes particular sense to me, but that is beside the point; there is no universal formula to help you divine your GPA. You need to ask your counselor or another member of the school administration how your school calculates GPA. Most colleges will not recalculate your GPA when they receive your transcript; they will use the GPA provided by your school. Those that do recalculate probably have their own formulae, which you can ask about.</p>
<p>
This is correct.</p>