<p>When students say they have a 4.0 GPA or 3.9 GPA, what is this based off of. At my school a 4.0 is a 100-95, 3.5 is 95-90, etc... I realize that this might be different for each school, but there must be some sort of consensus on what is the correct scale it would be extremely confusing for college admissions. </p>
<p>If a 4.0= an A grade, than what is the percentage equal to that A. Is an A 90-100 or 95-100?</p>
<p>For many schools and what seems to be the norm: an A 90-100=4.0 B 80-99=3.0 C 70-79=2.0 D 60-69=1.0 F=0…however, some schools change for (-) 3.7 or 3.8. Then you have the “weighted”, my school gives an extra .25 for Honors and .5 for AP. Some do extra 1 for AP, it all varies. Some schools GPA is out of 6, some out of 12. It really doesn’t matter because on your transcripts is a description of the weighting system that the school uses.</p>
<p>There is no one “correct” 4.0 scale.</p>
<p>Each school has its own scale, which is explained to the colleges on the school profile that your gc includes with your application packet when it is sent in. That way your grades are considered within the context of your school. In addition, admissions offices are aware of various high school’s reputations as far as whether there are stellar academics, grade inflation/deflation, socioeconomic challenges, etc.</p>
<p>My school district is 93-100=4.0, 85-92=3.0, etc. Differs from school to school.</p>
<p>I use the A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 scale when calculating my unweighted GPA.</p>