Wait, how do you convert GPA onto a 4.0 scale if our school does "in-between" GPA?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Ok so for our school, our GPA scale goes up to 6. However, we also do "in between" decimal values for our GPA. Thus a 95 in an AP class is a 5.5 and a 97 is a 5.7 and a 83 is a 4.3 and such (what sucks is that activities like band and dance are 4.0 regular)</p>

<p>I have received all A's on all of my grades but since our school does in between GPA, my unweighted GPA is a 3.849, which means that I get about an average of 98.5 in all of my classes.</p>

<p>However I heard that in other schools any type of A is the same number value.</p>

<p>Therefore when I am applying or scholarships and college, if I put down 3.849, this would apply to admission officials that I got some B's when in fact I don't have any if we're going by the "letter grade only value" instead of in between decimals.</p>

<p>So should I put 4.0 down on my scholarship apps for unweighted GPA since I got all A's or the unweighted GPA my school has given me that may mislead some colleges.</p>

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<p>Put down what your school gave you, undoubtedly. Colleges will see your transcript and get a profile from their school/explanation from the counselor of your school’s unique way of determining GPA.</p>

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<p>Put down 4.0 for unweighted. Don’t put a weighted GPA for an unweighted GPA. If they ask for a weighted GPA, put that down.</p>

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<p>Mill, there’s a difference between scholarship apps and college apps. Scholarship apps will often not look at your transcript.</p>

<p>Qwerty is right. All As = 4.0.</p>

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<p>At my school, normal classes are on a 4.3 scale, Honors on a 4.7, and AP on a 5.0</p>

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<p>^Well that makes sense.</p>