<p>-An 89.5 is an A. So is a 100. Both are just A’s, and are weighted equally on a 4.0 scale. This means that the difference between an 89.499999 and an 89.5 is larger than the difference between an 89.5 and a 100 on a transcript.</p>
<p>My school does this as well. </p>
<p>-A student can get a B on the first term of a semester and an A on the second, and the semester grade that goes on the transcript is an A. This means that a kid could get a 79.5 first term and an 89.5 second term, and their semester grade would be an A.</p>
<p>In my school, this could only occur if the midterm/final grade was spectacular. During a semester, each quarter counts for 40% of the semester grade, and the midterm (if first semester) or final (if it’s the second) counts for the last 20% of the semester grade.</p>
<p>GPA-wise, we have weighted and unweighted. An A in a regular class is worth 4.0, while an A in an honors or AP class is worth 4.5, a B+ 4.0, etc. It’s sort of annoying when I get high A’s yet no special distinction, but I’m also grateful for it when I barely scrape one out. </p>
<p>-We don’t have to take midterms/finals at all as long as we have an A with 4 or less absences, a B with 3 or less absences, or a C with 2 or less absences.</p>
<p>Seniors who have an A average in their classes in their final semester are exempt from that class’s final. Otherwise, everyone takes them. I won’t even go into my school’s absentee policy because it’s absolutely absurd.</p>
<p>My school doesn’t even give A+ or A-s. I hate it when people get their grade bumped up from like an 88 to an A, when I have to work hard to get a 98 or 99.</p>
<p>Almost no one gets an A or A+ in my AP Calc, APUSH, and AP Gov classes (among others). Yet… 80% of Calc AB classes get 5s, because our teacher is awesome yet ridiculously hard. I think 93% or something high like that of our students taking AP exams pass with above a 3. I tired to find an average score for an AP exam but I couldn’t find it. I hate grade deflation, but I like high AP scores.</p>
<p>My school doesn’t have A+s.
93+ is typically an A.
But AP classes have the same weight as normal classes. An A in AP Chem = A in Chem, which is beyond ridiculous. When graduation comes, the kids who get 4.0s almost always have less challenging classes. On the other hand, the valedictorians (yes, we have multiple vallies) are chosen according to schedule rigor and GPA. However, the students studying spanish have an advantage, as there’s only AP Spanish and no other AP languages. :/</p>
<p>To cheer you up: My school has 6.0 scale, but 5 means A, B is 4 etc. So what’s 6? 6 is for those who win national contests. Hell yeah, if colleges would want to translate it like 6 -a, 5 - b, 4 - c, I’m screwed. Moreover, my school is so against grade inflation, that if one gets B, it’s :whohooa, let’s go party, I’M GOD!" A means: “You’re dead and came to heaven”.</p>
<p>My school has the most ■■■■■■■■ weighting methods ever. Honors and AP classes are both weighted equally, even though AP classes are many times harder than honors classes. The reason for this stupid system is that the school wants to “discourage” kids from taking AP classes and not doing well in them. Why the hell would the administration offer 20+ AP classes then, if they don’t even want kids to take them? Plus, at least 50% of students in most AP classes get 5s on the AP exam, so it’s even more illogical that the school screws kids over for taking harder classes.</p>
<p>what I hate is when kids that take virtually no AP classes or harder classes that aren’t weighted get into our top 10% and because I chose a harder math/science route I’m not in top ten (I’m #14), but my friend is number 3 with no hard math or science</p>
<p>At least you guys all have grading systems. We don’t get predicted grades for nearly a year then for proper grades we have to wait until august after 10th grade.
Although we do have some strange working at grades which are based on your estimated result if you took your GCSEs (end of 10th) now, the results you would be mostly likely to get, but most teachers just make these up.</p>
<p>My school have CRES test Finals. The CRES test are important becuase you take 2-4 in every major subject. If you don’t pass them you don’t get credit for the class. My grading system is fair, I like it.</p>