Do Colleges Look At Grading Scale?

Applying to College
1

Over the summer I moved to Texas after living and going to school in Illinois my whole life where the grading scale was (Considering you got an A 90-100)
5.0 - AP
4.5 - Honors
4.0 - On Level

Currently, the school I attend uses
AP/IB
100 - 5.0
99 - 4.95
98 - 4.90
97 - 4.85
96 - 4.80…

Pre/AP & Dual
100 - 4.50
99 - 4.45
98 - 4.40
97 - 4.35
96 - 4.30…

On Level
100 - 4.00
99 - 3.95
98 - 3.90
97 - 3.85
96 - 3.80…

Do colleges keep the grading scale in consideration because my GPA was lowered to a number in which I was anxious about scholarships because of this.

2

Your GC will send a “school profile” to your schools with a grading scale for them to use. That being said, many schools will likely recalculate based on their own requirements to give everyone a level playing field.

3

Thanks for the reply!