<p>I am wondering how my gpa translates to the common 4 point scale? My high school averages 7 classes together, and each class has a different grade point based on the level. Ex: an A in honors is 7 pts, an A in on level is 6 points, etc. My current gpa is 6.6 because I take mostly honors classes. Can someone help explain how this converts to the 4 point scale?</p>
<p>The easiest GPA to explain to someone who doesn’t go to your school is the unweighed GPA. So A=4, B=3 etc. There is no point in trying to convert your grades into some “weighed” value other than the one your school uses since there is no universal notion of the weighing formula.</p>
<p>What matters most from a college application perspective is (1) the rigor of the courses that you’ve taken, and (2) your rank.</p>
<p>Are you in the US? You should ask your Guid Counselor how they recalculate it – they send transcripts for other students</p>
<p>Broadly, to translate to a 4 point scale, give yourself a 4 for each A, a 3 for each B, and a 2 for any Cs. Then divide by the total number of courses. That will generally yield your unweighted GPA.<br>
To complicate matters, if you take a class that spans a full year and are assigned grades at the end of each semester as well as a grade for the year, some schools look at the grade for the full course and others consider the individual semester grades. It’s best to ask for a copy of your official transcript from you HS to see how your grades are shown when you apply to colleges.</p>
<p>So is there no difference between an A+ , A, or A- grade?</p>
<p>Some schools don’t use plus and minus; my kids’ high school didn’t.</p>
<p>If your school uses plus and minus, then you can use this scale, which is pretty common:</p>
<p>A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0</p>
<p>…and so on.</p>