<p>I am really hoping to go to Pomona in the future but I was noticing that Pomona has a 12-point GPA scale and I was wondering if someone could explain this to me... It seems like even if you get an "A-" then it will still lower your GPA, and to maintain a perfect 12.0 you would have to get all "A+"s? This seems very harmful to med school applications, especially if it lowers your GPA...</p>
<p>Yes, Pomona has a 12-point scale, where</p>
<p>12 = A
11 = A-
10 = B+
etc.</p>
<p>There is no A+ grade. And yes, A-‘s will lower your GPA. Given Pomona grads’ success in getting into med school, I wouldn’t say it harms anyone…</p>
<p>May sound silly, but since letter grades vary from place to place…</p>
<p>Is a Pomona A anything over 90?</p>
<p>A- = 85-90?</p>
<p>B = 80-85</p>
<p>and so on?</p>
<p>It varies by class. My Chinese class was 95+ = A, 90-94 = A-, 86-89 = B+ etc. My philosophy professor just gave all assignments a letter grade (A, A-, B+ etc) and somehow calculated final grade based one that.</p>
<p>Thanks, lolcats!</p>
<p>That helps.</p>
<p>Just divide by 3 to get the GPA on the traditional 4.0 scale - it’s what we all do in our heads and on our resumes anyway. lolcats4 is correct with his/her scale. However, I want to clarify that the A+ grade does exist but that it is calculated in the GPA as a 12, just like an A is, and that it is very rarely given out by professors. I think it’s because they don’t see any point to it, although personal experience shows that it actually gives you a boost in law school admissions, since LSAC calculates A+ as 4.33. No idea about medical school. Bottom line is that an A is a 12 and is considered the top grade.</p>