AKittka

Now that is not fair. "Woodshop" and AP courses have the same weights? If we had woodshop, which we don't, it would be considered an elective and only be worth "half credit." A normal course like AP Calc is worth 1 credit and an elective like public speaking or economics is worth .5 credits. The GPA scale is also decreased proportionally (A=2) and the class is only one semester (half the year). Does anyone else's school have credits for each class? I guess thats another question. At my school we have to have at least 26.5 credits to graduate.

ilk07

an A+ is only a 98-100? that is ridiculous and asks WAY too much of your students

here's how my school works:

95-100: 4.5 (A+)
90-94: 4 (A)
85-89: 3.5 (B+)
80-84: 3 (B)
75-79: 2.5 (C+)
70-74: 2 (C)
65-69: 1.5 (D)
64 or below: 0

for weighted it is +1 for AP's (you always take the test- what's the point of an AP otherwise?) and +0.5 for honors.

personally, I believe this is the most logical system and is the most fair esp. considering how competitive my school is, and I'm sure a lot of yours are too

Infinite_Truth

We dont use letters, only numbers out of 100.

No weighting, ever.

AP calculus BC is worth the same as Remedial Woodbasketing.

AKittka

ilk07: Well this year was the first year that we've ever had an A+. I really think it's stupid but it's just there because other schools have it. Also, its 98-100 because its supposed to beneficial for students who REALLY excel in a class and deserve it (there aren't too many A+s given out).

Other than that I think our schools are very similar, although we may have a slightly higher grading scale, but still +1 for APs and +.5 for honors and if you take an AP class you must take the test or you are dropped from the class.

I also agree that this not only a logical system, but a fair system.

maea

Our school doesn't have A+ vs. A vs. A-... we just have A (90-100), B (80-89), C (74-79), D (70-73), and F (69 down).

A=4, B=3, etc. If it is Honors, add .5; if it is AP, add 1.

Chinaski

93-100 = A and so on.

NO weighting for honors or AP, no class rank, no "real" gpa. We get numbers like "3.7" just for application purposes - everything else is out of 100.

Do must schools unweight weighted grades or do they weigh unweighted grades?

Also, 93-100 is an A at my school, but for some it's 90-100; how do colleges look at that?

dvm258

A+ (97-100)= 4.67 (5.67 honors and 6.67 AP)
A (93-96)= 4.37 (5.33 honors and 6.33 AP)
A- (90-92)=4.0 (5.0 honors and 6.0 AP)
B+ (87-89)= 3.67 (4.67 honors and 5.67 AP)
B (83-86)= 3.33 (4.33 honors and 5.33 AP)
B- (80-83)=3.0 (4.0 honors and 5.0 AP)
C+ (77-79)=2.67 (3.67 honors and 4.67 AP)
C (73-76)= 2.33 (3.33 honors and 4.33 AP)
C- (70-72)= 2.0 (3.0 honors and 4.0 AP)

You get the pattern after that. I actually believe that adding a full point to honors and another full point to AP at my school is reasonable because of how intense they make the classes there. I actually talked to my cousin once who used to work for an admissions office while attending a state school, where she learned that the regular courses at my school are looked at as the equivalent of honors courses at a public school. I dunno, I just think that's interesting.

tubaman93

Our school doesn't weight. AP Physics C is given the same weight as Freshman PE.

For all classes:
A +/- = 4
B +/- = 3
C +/- = 2
D +/- = 1

Some teachers give A+, some don't.

Normal:
A/A+ (98-100)
A (93-98)
A- (90-93)
B+ (87-90)
B (83-87)
B- (80-83)
C+ (77-80)
C (73-77)
C- (70-73)
D+ (67-70)
D (63-67)
D- (60-63)
F (60-)

AP/Honors History Classes:
A (92-100)
B+ (87-92)
B (83-87)
C+ (77-82)
And so on.

AP Physics B/C Classes:
A+ (90-100)
A (80-90)
A- (70-80)
B+ (67-70)
B (63-67)
B- (60-63)
C+ (57-60)
C (53-57)
C- (50-53)
And so on.

AP Chemistry:
A (80-100)
B (70-80)
C (60-70)
And so on.

FellowCCViewer

OP's new one makes more sense.

our school now gives us 1-7.

golfer_08

I go to a small Catholic High School. We have only a handful of weighted classes (Spanish III, Advanced Math/Trigonometry, Physics, Calculus, College Biology through local State U, and Shakespeare-by the time I graduate, I will have taken them all). No AP or honors. Weighted classes add 0.5. +/- does not matter. If you took the minimum number of classes each year, the highest you could graduate with is a 4.11. The grading scale is as follows:

A=93-100
B=85-92
C=77-84
D=70-77
F=69 and below

The thing is that our classes are incredibly easy. The teachers spoon feed everything. Our average GPA is probably a 3.2 or 3.3.

AKittka

dvm258: I didn't even know it was possible to have a GPA over 5, or 6 for that matter, haha.

molly77

That is strange. Here, we're marked out of 100, and getting above...I'd say a 98 (very rare) is impossible.

A: 80-100%
B: 70-79%
C: 60-69%
D: 50-59%
Fail: 49% or lower

My 90% GPA put me in the top 5% (10/182). The 9 above me were only by a there small fractions or one percent.

jsmall

A-/+ = 4
B -/+ = 3
C -/+ = 2
D -/+ = 1
F = 0

No weight for honors (I think it should be .5, but its not) and 1 point for AP except for D which is still worth 1 and F which is still worth 0. Most teachers use the 90, 80, 70, 60, but most of my honors teachers usually lower it because my school doesn't weight honors courses.

Daniel12

In my dreamy little fantasy world, colleges would calculate GPA scores themselves, not high schools.

chocolatelover03

This is our scale...

A-/+ = 4
B -/+ = 3
C -/+ = 2
D -/+ = 1
F = 0

but challenge classes, pre-IB classes, AP classes, and IB classes are weighted.