I have a conundrum. There is no short or easy way to explain, so here goes: My freshman- junior years of high school (I am a senior now) had a grading system of 93-100= A, 85-92= B, etc. But now, my senior year, my school has decided to change their system so that 90-100= A, 80-89= B. This is the same for many other schools in America… In my school, past grades are NOT affected. I currently have a 3.8 unweighted gpa… My problem is that every single one of my B’s are within the 90-92 range! and my one C would currently be considered a B! So this means if my school had had this system since my freshman year I would have a 3.9 uweighted gpa and a 4.0+ weighted. I thought this wouldn’t be much of a problem because I thought my transcipts would show more than just the letter grade and the colleges I apply to would see if my B could now be an A. But I recently saw my transcripts and sadly all it shows is B. This is a very concerning problem to me because I know that my gpa could be exceptional if only my school’s grading system had matched what many other schools had! A 3.97 and a 3.80 are very different… but the only thing that separates them is the grading system. And, the colleges I apply to won’t even know! PLEASE HELP ME!
It is what it is. You have a 3.8 GPA.
No you don’t.
Your transcript is your transcript. It is what it is. The school profile may explain the change in grading strategy, but bottom line, you (and every single member of that class) labored under the same grading standard, so your GPA and rank will be viewed in that context.
Right, you were graded under the system at the time. No do-overs.
You asked virtually the same question before. Any comments can be posted there.
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/2101290-recalculating-gpa.html#latest
But once again, it is what it is. Everyone in your grade at your HS had GPAs calculated under the same system. The grading system should be explained in the school profile sent with the transcript. Stop agonizing about something you can’t change.