<p>So I was trying to calculate my LSDAS GPA, and my university does not use A+. So would LSDAS automatically convert my A's to A+ and thus replace the 4.00 with their 4.33 scale? Or will my A's still stand at 4.00? I'm reading conflicting reports.</p>
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<p>No. </p>
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<p>This.</p>
<p>Thanks flowerhead, this puts those who attended a uni that doesn’t use the A+ scale at a major disadvantage. Ridiculous.</p>
<p>Only if they would have gotten a LOT of A+'s. Such students are very rare.</p>
<p>Hmm…well I managed to calculate my grades to LSAC’s scale and its only a .03 difference.</p>
<p>Honestly, as others have mentioned, the A+ bump is fairly inconsequential. After all, most schools that give them do so infrequently. At my current institution, the university sets A+ at 98%, which the provision that any professor can opt not to award them period. As you can imagine, at virtually any school of academic merit, such numbers are hard to achieve, even if you expend a good deal of effort. </p>
<p>The two more meaningful differences between it and UGPA are:</p>
<p>1) If you’ve transfered all transcripts will be reviewed. This means your GPA is calculated on all (3, or 4, or in rare cases more) years completed at any and every institution. Most universities that award transfer credit don’t transfer grades. So for some people, this can be a huge positive or negative change. </p>
<p>2) Anything that appears on a transcript (other than a W or P) is weighted. If you retook a course, the new grade doesn’t replace the old one. Both get weighted as long as you can tell two grades were issued from looking at the transcript. Again, for some people, this makes a big difference.</p>
<p>Thanks gprime!</p>