<p>How do grad schools or employers view this? I'm sure that there are very few students that could maintain that maximum grade, since it means an A+ in everything. Isn't usually the maximum a 4.0 at other schools? Or is an A+ or the extra 0.3 from the 4.3 grade considered a bonus when such a grade is scored in a course?</p>
<p>I consider A+'s to be gravy. A+'s are not possible in every class because not every professor gives them. So for me, 4.0 is still a good goal.</p>
<p>AMCAS (for med schools) will simply convert all of your A+'s to A's in order to be fair to students at schools that don't give A+'s.</p>
<p>ahhhhh so i guess byebye to high school math test bonuses as a premed ='(</p>
<p>I will miss thee..</p>
<p>It's virtually impossible to get A+ in everything. Though Cornell doesn't rank, they do recognize a valedictorian and solutatorian (perhaps by college at cornell, or maybe overall, I'm not sure). Anyway, from what I've heard these individuals have GPA's like 4.22, 4.24, or even 4.19. To get all A+'s for four years would be nearly impossible (especially since some classes don't give A+). To get all A's is a feat in itself, and is certainly a goal worth striving for at Cornell for the most motivated students.</p>