Question about grades

Applying to College
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<p>I just came to the states and this is my first year in high school. (I’m a sophomore)</p>

<p>I was wondering about grades…</p>

<p>Is it graded based on your actual scores or just the letter grades?</p>

<p>For example, if someone got A(95), B+(91), B(85), C(75) for 4 quarters in a subject, is his final grade going to be </p>

<li>(95+91+85+75)/4=86.5 FINAL GRADE: B</li>
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<p>or </p>

<li>(4+3.5+3.0+2.0)/4= 3.125<br></li>
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<p>BTW, my school’s grading scale is awful.
A: 94~100 (4.0)
B+: 90~93 (3.5)
B: 84~89 (3.0)
C+: 80~83 (2.5) etc.</p>

<p>I don’t think the second method is how it works, but just to make sure (:</p>

<p>And most importantly…
do colleges examine each quarter grades or just the final grade?</p>

<p>Please leave many feedbacks!</p>

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<p>I found out that my precal grade for the first quarter is B+(89)... totally devastating. It might seem like an over-reaction but I'm an Asian so I'm REQUIRED to be good at math unfortunately. I just hope that I could get an A for the course even if I have a B+ right now.</p>

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<p>chill out. a B in math isnt going to kill u. although i can totally relate. im asian and a B in precalc would alarm me more than a B in like apush</p>