Percentage to 4.0 Scale GPA?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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Hi everyone,

So my school gives us percentages and at the end of the year, also spits out our GPA on the 4.0 scale, without ever really explaining how that works. I was told mine cumulatively from 9-11 is a 3.78 unweighted. This really confused me because I was told anything 93+ is a 4.0, and when I calculated, I got a 3.94. I did this by converting every grade separately to the 4.0 scale and then dividing at then end. So I did some googling and found another way to convert is to take the percentage, divide by 20, and subtract 1. Given that my percentage unweighted is a 95.7, that equaled around a 3.78 using that formula.

My question is, which way do colleges look at GPA? Because clearly, a 3.94 looks way better than a 3.78. I’ve heard that colleges recalculate during admissions anyway. so that’s why I’m asking. Also, do colleges see percentages or letter grades for each class? What if my school considers a 93 an A-, not an A?

If anyone has any idea, I’d really appreciate it.

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Huh? There’s no way a 95.7 is a 3.78. I’m pretty sure colleges use the first method that spat out a 3.94.

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Thanks for the reply! I thought that sounded a little low too, but I wasn’t sure. Hopefully that’s what colleges do haha

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You can’t directly convert a GPA on a 100-point scale to a GPA on a 4.0 scale because it’s possible to get different results depending on what your individual course grades are.

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The above post is correct. What I would do is go to your guidance counselor (schedule a meeting - this isn’t too urgent as of now), and ask her to explain how the grading process works. I’m sure if you ask the right way s/he will be more than happy to help you.