jameshutch6

At my college, an A+ counts the same as an A on the GPA grading scale. Both grades equal 4.

I know that different colleges have different methods of calculating GPA. For example, some honors classes are weighted more heavily than regular classes. It depends on the college.

I'm interested in applying to graduate school. How do graduate school admissions advisers delineate between weighted and non-weighted GPAs? Do they even bother?

The reason I'm wondering is because I'm currently a student trying to earn an undergraduate degree. Should I be striving for the A+, even though it currently makes no difference on my GPA scale? In other words, according to the GPA grading scale I adhere to now, an average of 93% and 100% are both counted equally as 4.0 each. So should I be content with that or worry about if a graduate school will lower my GPA if I don't have A+'s?

Sorry if that's confusing. It's just something I've been really wondering about! Thank you for your help!

xraymancs

Always do your best in your classes. Of course an A+ on a transcript means more than an A even if the GPA does not reflect this. Admissions committees look at the details of your academic record, not just the GPA.

polarscribe

It depends, because not every college offers an A+ grade. Either way, you're showing a strong academic performance. You don't need to quibble about the difference between, say, a 3.89 and a 3.93 - that's not going to make the swing in admissions decisions. There are lots of other factors to consider that are going to be more important than a tiny GPA shift.

RacinReaver

Some schools don't even give +/- grades. Only things given on your transcript are A, B, C, D, and F.