<p>I've never quite understood the 4 point grading scale. When someone says they have a 4.0 GPA, it means they have straight A's, right? I've heard some people say that you have to have almost a 100% average in order to get a 4.0. So who's right? </p>
<p>Also, if straight A's does equal a 4.0 GPA, do adcoms care about your raw percentage? Because if 90-100 is an A, then the four point system does not distinguish between a 90% average and a 100% average. I guess it would be reflected in the rankings though.</p>
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<p>I don't understand this either. What is an A- on the 4.0 scale? A B+? An A+? Ahh, I give up.</p>
<p>For every A you get in a class, you get a 4.0. For every B, you get a 3.0 (C=2.0; D=1.0; F=0). Some schools give you 3.67 for A-, 3.33 for B+, etc. Then you add up all of your 4.0's, 3.0's, etc, and divide by the number of classes, and that is your GPA on a 4.0 scale. There is definitely less differentiation in the 4.0 scale than the 100 point scale.</p>
<p>So, yes, straigt A's is a 4.0.</p>
<p>hmm my school calculates an A- as a 3.7, a B+ as a 3.3... etc. the other way is more fair though.</p>
<p>At my school, A's are worth 3.7 and A+'s are the 4.0s. Our scale goes like 91-93 = A-; 94-96 = A; 97-100 = A+, so kids have to work harder to get the upper GPAs. However, on the transcript, no differentiation between any sort of A is made.</p>
<p>At my school a 93 is a B+. If a student gets all 93's (one point from an A), they will have a 3.0. If another student gets all 94's -- they graduate with a 4.0. Doesn't seem fair, does it? Big difference between a 3.0 and 4.0 but not a 93 and a 94.</p>
<p>That's all hypothetical. Rarely does it happen. Even if it does and isn't worth it, you could have worked just a tiny bit harder to move up one percent.</p>
<p>Besides, the percent scale is kind of useless, in my opinion. It's not possible to be that accurate. Think of the scenarios such as: 1) writing assignments, or 2) tests/quiz/other assignments that have a low number of questions where a couple problems can mean a whole letter difference.</p>