<p>Ok, first I will say I moved schools in the summer after junior year. My old school calcuated GPA on a 4.0 scale, with honors classes being weighed as 4.5, and AP and college classes as 5.0. For example, an A in AP World History would count as a 5.0 out of 4.0.</p>
<p>My new school calculates GPA differently. It doesn't weigh GPA, rather it weighs Cumulative %. For every honors class, 3 points are added to the final grade and for every AP and college class 6 points are added. For example, if I make a 96 in honors math, the grade will show as 99. </p>
<p>I was supposed to be valedictorian at my old school, but am only ranked fifth here. This is because my counselor basically did not weigh any of my classes. I had a 96.873% average there with a ~4.3 GPA, while here I still have a 96.873% average and a 4.0 GPA. </p>
<p>I just want to make sure what I am thinking is correct. My counselor did not award me any weight for my courses taken, did he? I am sure I would be valedictorian if my Cumulative % was weighted, but I don't know how to bring this up with my counselor. Could there be just a misunderstanding on my part?</p>