<p>At my old school, as is customary (from what I know), a 90-100 was a 4, a 80-89 was a B, and etc. However, at my new school, a 93-100 is an A, and a 83-92 is a B. My concern is not that I'll get below an 83; I always have very high grades. However, what does worry me is that I have courses from last year in which I received a 91 or 92, and when I calculated my unweighted GPA (I'm a Sophomore, by the way, and this is including this year and what I estimate my grades will be by the end of this semester), it is now a 3.75.</p>
<p>I'm doing the IB Program next year and taking the most challenging courses available, but this weighting scale is really going to kill my GPA. Will colleges see this/understand this/put it on their own weighting terms? I'm really worried...</p>
<p>You’re very lucky if every class at your school grades on a 10 point scale. At my school only AP classes are graded on a 10 point scale; the rest are graded on a 7 point scale. The only thing you can do it worker harder. It’s not impossible to maintain a high GPA with a 7 point scale, and if you put in more effort and continue to make all A’s you will be able to bring your GPA up quite a bit. :)</p>
<p>Colleges will take into consideration your unique situation.
They receive thousands of applications from schools like yours, however, you will have to explain the method to the college.
Just convert your 10 point scale to a 4.00 scale</p>
<p>Would your grades from your previous school appeared on the same transcript from your current school? If not, they will be converted into letter grades separately and then calculate GPA.</p>