Where I’m from, we operate on a 0-100 scale for grades, so the top of the crop is obsessed with getting close to that 99-100 average. Universities will consider the difference between a 98 and a 95 final average.
From what I gather, in the US anything from around 93-100 is a 4.0, so does it not matter whether you get a 94 or a 97?
Completely depends on the school. My GPA (I live in NY) is out of 100, colleges see a score out of 100…
But in some schools, yes, a 94 and a 97 are essentially the same
We have a 0-100 scale as well (with no weighting).
Looool one at my school gets a 99-100 average though.
In my school 90-100 is a 4.0 (great for me 
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My school uses standard letter grades. Although the grading scale varies teacher to teacher, 90-100% in a course is usually an A (my school does use A-, A, and A+, but they all count as 4 or 5 GPA points depending on whether the course is weighted or not).
ahhh lucky! I guess though it matters for college, it’d be less stressful if they didn’t count every single percent of your average.
I don’t see how it matters, as long as all your individual grades are within the normal A range (93-94 or above). Just because colleges will be able to see whether you got a 98 or a 95 doesn’t mean they’ll consider it useful information. It’s not like they’re assuming A means 100 for everyone else.
At our school, it’s a 90-100 scale. It’s practically impossible to get above a 95% as your average; even the smartest people I know (self-studied Calc BC as a freshman while taking Algebra II) have barely scraped by in some classes.
@halcyonheather There are a lot of schools in my country that state how your chances of being acceptance into some of their more competitive programs vary depending on whether you have a below or above 95 average in the “A” range (we don’t use letter grades). I agree that they would know that different schools grade differently, as we inflate instead of weigh marks in advanced courses.
Does anyone know what a weighted GPA is??
Weighted GPA definition ([source](http://homeschoolroadmap.com/college-prep-glossary/)):
The specific courses that are weighted will depend on the school.