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04-21-2008, 03:22 PM
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| important GPA question
id like to know who'd have the higher GPA, person A or B.
In my school, AP's are 1 extra point and an Honors Class is .5 more.
if person A has 4 Honors, 1 Regular, 3 APS
and person B has 5 Honors and 2 APS
who would have the higher WEIGHTED GPA? | 
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04-21-2008, 03:30 PM
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| it depends what grades they get in the classes... | |
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04-21-2008, 03:39 PM
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| if both got strait A's | |
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04-21-2008, 03:44 PM
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| anyone????????? | |
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04-21-2008, 03:46 PM
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| if person A has 4 Honors, 1 Regular, 3 APS
Well, that would be [4(4.5) + 4 + 4(5)] / 8 = 4.625
and person B has 5 Honors and 2 APS
And that would be [5(4.5) + 2 (5)] / 7 = 4.64.
Therfore, person B.
Simple math... | |
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04-21-2008, 04:00 PM
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| romanigypsyeyes, im confused though.
i used your way to calculate my W GPA right now and it did not come out right.
right now i have 6 honors and 1 regular and i have a 4.8 W GPA.
if i did it your way, id have a 4.4....hmm.
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04-21-2008, 04:11 PM
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| Based on what you gave me, I'm right.
Are you a freshman? Previous grades impact it. Maybe your school doesn't weight it the way you think they do.
Besides think about it. If you had even all honors classes, the most you could get would be a 4.5. | |
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04-21-2008, 04:37 PM
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| ok maybe im wrong then. your calculations are right. there is someone in my grade who has a 5.0 with 5 Honors, 1 Regular and 1 AP.
And yes, I'm a freshman. | |
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04-21-2008, 04:41 PM
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| I know how it works then.
Honors and AP classes are both weighted with an honors point. Only way that would work. | |
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04-21-2008, 04:49 PM
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| but AP and honors are weighted differently, i know that for a fact. its a florida scale if that helps at all. if you don't know ill ask my guidance counselor. | |
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04-21-2008, 04:56 PM
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| Nope. I'm from Michigan. Florida grades mean nothing to me lol. | |
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04-21-2008, 05:38 PM
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| bumppp...anyone in florida familiar with the W GPA system? | |
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04-21-2008, 06:00 PM
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| You really should ask your guidance counselor - it differs between each school. There is no true standard.
Why are you so focused on your GPA anyways? It's important to note that colleges mainly look at unweighted GPA due to the inconsistencies in the weighted ones. Also, it is important to understand that the GPA is just an estimator.The difference between a 3.0 and 4.0 (unweighted) can be as little as 0.5% in every single class. | |
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04-21-2008, 06:37 PM
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| i know. im worried so much because right now, im number 5 in my class and next year, about 20 people are taking 2 AP's and 5 Honors, while im taking 3 AP's, 1 Reg, and 3 Honors, so i wanted to know how badly my rank would be effected | |
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04-21-2008, 06:41 PM
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| Omg, this is about class rank.
You're a FRESHMAN. Your class is rank is going to be so affected in the next few years, you have no way of predicting what you'll be when you apply.
Sorry to be blunt, but this is why most high schools don't tell class rank until you're a junior. Don't worry until halfway through your junior year because honestly there's nothing you can do about it except taking challenging courses you will do well in.
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