GPA Calculation From High School in College Admissions

Applying to College
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Hello everyone, :slight_smile:

I am in eleventh grade and am currently home schooled; however, I was enrolled in public school during ninth and tenth grade. In tenth grade, my grades suffered a little more than usual and I ended up with four B’s.

My school’s grading system classifies A’s and B’s as follows:
A- 93 to 100
B- 86 to 92

My B’s were in the 90’s. So close! My question is, therefore:

When looking at my application, will colleges count a 90, 91, and 92 as an A as most schools do, or am I stuck with four B’s? I am particularly curious about the way University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and Boston University handle this, but if you have any other information on any other schools or most colleges in general, I would definitely like to hear it!

Thank you!

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You HS will send a school profile which defines their grading system along with other things like the different levels of courses available etc. so your scores will be reviewed in the proper context.

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If they do recalculate your GPA, they will use the letter grade conversion chart on your transcript or from your school profile.

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Will your school report percentages for each course or just letters on the transcript? If it’s just letter then they won’t be able to see that you got in the 90s. At the very least, they’ll see that you got a B+/A- equivalent where your transcript says ‘B.’