<p>I go to a private high school, and they calculate GPA differently. I was just wondering how public high schools calulate their GPA's. Is 90-100 a 4.0, and 80-89 a 3.0 and so on or does it work differently? At my school, to get a 4.0 (unweighted) you need to get all 99's, but I heard you can get a 4.0 with all 90's at a public school.</p>
<p>it all depends on the school. at some schools, 90 -- 100 is a 4.0, 80--89 is a 3.0 etc.</p>
<p>at some, it is 94-100 for a 4.0 and at others, they break it down -- so 100 is a 4.0; 95 is a 3.5, etc.</p>
<p>there is not a consistent standard for this -- nor a consistant standard for what consitutes an A in a class (for one school -- it may be multiple papers, long essay questions on the final and tons of reading -- another school may give you an A if you show up each day).</p>
<p>The school will send a school report that describes the grading scale and difficulty of the coursework and that will be used by colleges in combination with your transcript when evaluating you.</p>
<p>recalculating your GPA yourself is just an exercise in frustration, as the only GPA that will count is the one on your transcript.</p>
<p>and to answer your question about public school -- yes, there are public schools where a 90 is an A, and an A will get you a 4.0. at some, that 90 in an honors or AP class will actually get you at 5.0.</p>
<p>yes -- a kid who get 90 in every class in high school (at these schools) will have an unweighted GPA of 4.0</p>
<p>So at my school I have a 3.46 unweighted, but I recalulated it with 90-100 being a 4.0 and I got a 3.7. When my school sends out my transcipt, I know 3.46 will be on it, but my school also sends an information packet on how it handles calculating GPA. Would most schools take that into account and possibly look at my grades instead of just my GPA? Thanks for the responses.</p>
<p>If your school provides the numbers for each class, then yes, colleges will consider those and recalculate your GPA for admissions purposes.</p>