4.0 and 4.3 GPA

red_sox_7327
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:08:03 +0000

red sox 7327: Thanks for your post. But I’m a little confused… If what you said is true, then will a person with a 3.8 in 4.3 be considered to have a same GPA as another person with a 3.8 in 4



If both persons received no A+'s in their classes then their GPA’s will be equivalent. If the kid who has the 4.3 scale had gotten a couple A+'s then his/her GPA would be a little lower on a 4.0 scale (We are talking like one hundredth of a point here). Don’t get caught up over this. The only way in which these scales differ is when it comes to really high A’s (97- 100).



both having a GPA percentage average of 95%? Also, if a 97-100 is an A+ on a 4.3 scale and still an A on a 4.0 scale, then will someone with a 4.0 in 4.3 system have a percentage of 96%? (But using a calculator to calculate the percentage of that, you get a 93%!)



GPA percentage has no actual meaning. It is just the number that you get when you divide your gpa by the max gpa. it is irrelevant, and does not correlate to anything. Think about it, if a 90 and a 92 both equate to a 3.66 then you have already lost precision. If you divide 3.66 by 4 you get 91+. So, you could get all grades of 90 and your “GPA percentage average” would be a 91+. It’s trivial.