<p>I’ve been researching undergraduate game plans to have the best chance at a top GPA. I’m under the assumption that attending a school that has a scale of A=4.0 A-=3.66/3.7 and no such thing as an A+=4.33 exists is a disadvantage as those in schools that award A+s get a boost to their GPA.</p>
<p>Should I take schools that award A+s as a consideration when looking at different undergrad universities I get admitted to?</p>
<p>^ No. </p>
<p>You’ll get maybe a few A+'s in college, probably in easier intro classes. </p>
<p>If you get a 4.0 and are worried about being judged down compared to another candidate who has a 4.0, chill out. If you’re smart enough to get a 4.0 in the first place and it was well deserved you’ll do well enough on the LSAT to get into the school you deserve to get into it.</p>
<p>Hate to be hard-headed, but to be clear;</p>
<p>A school that gives grades of B-, B, B+, A-, and A will still have a chance of giving A+s somewhere such as in easier intro courses?</p>
<p>I just find the idea odd.</p>
<p>I do agree, though, but i feel it’s my duty to give myself the best chance by considering a school with, for example, honors courses which award A+s that count for higher than 4.0 (Am I talking about grade inflation? I never really understood the term or how it was defined)</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick reply, roneald!</p>
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<p>If they school doesn’t have an A+ grade, then you won’t be able to get it in any classes, intro or otherwise.</p>
<p>No, I just meant that even above average students find it incredibly hard to get A+'s in courses, and that if you do get an A+ it will most likely be in an intro course. </p>
<p>Although my school does give A+'s, it’s rare even for the brightest students to get them. I got an A+ in my Econ class because I missed 0 points the entire semester, including the midterm and final. My friend had a -1 on a quiz and got an A. The math classes here have mean’s in the 60’s and 70’s and are curved to a B or B- average, meaning with a SD of about 12 a raw 85 average is a solid A on the curve. To get an A+ in these classes you normally have to have a RAW average in the 95+ range. Think about how difficult this is: at one of the most selective engineering schools in the country you have to average a 95 when the average student is averaging a 70 (along with 84% of the class is scoring below a 82). </p>
<p>Basically, unless you go to a ridiculously easy school, you probably won’t go to a college where you’ll get enough A+'s for it to make a difference.</p>
<p>there is a slight boost for A+ giving schools. however, the people that really make out in the process are the schools that don’t have +/- period. in that case the margin of error for a 4.0 is much greater, as you only need A- level work to get the A.</p>