<p>Here we have a 6.0 scale (2 extra points for AP classes, one for honors classes, which are more difficult versions of regular classes, 4.0 base for regular classes). Is the typical 5.0 scale just a +1 for AP classes and ignore classes that are "honors"-type?</p>
<p>At our school they only give 5 point credit for people who are in IB and you have to be a juinor or senior. They dont give 5 for honors. It has to be IB.</p>
<p>I'm on a 6.0 scale also.</p>
<p>+1 for honors/pre-IB , +2 for AP and or IB</p>
<p>But I think most schools are on a 5.0 scale and only give .5 for honors courses.</p>
<p>Im on a 5.0 scale for AP and honors. </p>
<p>AP's are out of 5.0 and Honors classes are out of 4.5.</p>
<p>AP classes get 5. Regular classes get 4. Honors courses only exist in the grades that don't have AP(So, in english, the honors route is honors frosh, honors soph, ap, ap) and honors courses count just like regular ones.</p>
<p>at our school regular classes are worth 4, honors and AP are worth 5, but the max gpa is around 4.5 due to required non-honors classes, do other schools have required non-honors classes, and are those that do have them at a disadvantage because their GPA's will be lower by default?</p>
<p>AP=4.5, Honors=4, Regular=4</p>
<p>"do other schools have required non-honors classes"</p>
<p>Yeah. We're required to do 2 semesters of the arts(visual, performing, your choice), 4 semesters of physical education, 2 semesters of 'tech prep'(computer classes, cooking classes, etc.), 1 semester of health(10th grade), and 1 semester of speech(9th or 10th grade).
To state the obvious, this must be completed in the four years of high school, not in one. </p>
<p>I don't think it's a disadvantage. Weighted GPA is logically useless for comparing kids from different schools(hello, just look at the variety here.) It's only true use is in figuring out class rank and such. Your counselor will probably also include your school's profile, and hopefully those graduation requirements too. I'd hope and expect that admissions officers would be smart enough to figure it out.</p>
<p>Well, typically colleges calculate their own GPAs. I was just wondering since when people post stats I didn't know what scale they were using.</p>