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<p>Maybe it depends on the school. Where I graduated, an 84 was a “C+” and an 85 was only a “B-.” An 89 would have been considered a solid “B,” but an 85 wouldn’t. </p>
<p>@austinmshauri Yes, I believe this is it. At his school 85 is a B-. Another reason why I dislike the GPA being such a large part of the admittance / merit process. At the local high school his 84 would have been a “solid” B. </p>
<p>@mr1234,
I think there are ways to make the school reveal class rank. I guarantee that they can figure it out quickly. If they don’t do it, that’s because they choose not to. Some colleges really want class rank. It actually tells them more than does GPA; because of grade inflation and such.</p>
<p>If making an 85 an C- is some weird way of combating grade inflation, then the system is a mess. Sorry, but these numbers are relatively meaningless if they do not mean the same thing to most everybody. Whatever they are doing, it ain’t progress.</p>
<p>Don’t most colleges, especially smaller ones, and more selective ones recompute GPA anyway? </p>
<p>@NROTCgrad They choose not to, saying in their academic profile that they do not believe it would be an accurate assessment of a student’s abilities / potential for success.</p>
<p>Mr1234…when your kiddo applies to college, your school will send a school profile. It will give the range of GPAs in the class. It won’t take a genius to figure out about where your kiddo stands.</p>
<p>In the meantime…you need to look at schools where your kiddo will have a good likelihood of acceptance…as well as reachy types of schools. You need to look where there is the potential for merit aid if that is what the kiddo needs to attend.</p>
<p>@thumper1 Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am looking at schools where his ACT is greater than the 75% percentile as the places he would get most aid. Merit is always helpful given he has 5 siblings behind him that will be heading to college as well…</p>