GPA Conversion

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<p>Does anyone have a GPA conversion table that would show that an A, B, C, etc. is worth on a 4.0-type scale?</p>

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<p>At my d’s high school, unweighted grades:</p>

<p>A+ = 98-100 = 4.0
A = 93-97 = 4.0
A- = 90-92 = 3.7
B+ = 87-89 = 3.3
B = 83-86 = 3.0
B- = 80-82 = 2.7
C+ =77-79 = 2.3
C = 73-76 = 2.0
C- =70-72 = 1.7
D+ = 67-69 = 1.3
D = 63-66 = 1.0
D- = 60-62 = 0.7
F = Below 60 = 0.0</p>

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<p>Thanks Chedva. Is it the same in college?</p>

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<p>We’re on a 7 pt. Ours is:
96-100 = 4.0
95 3.875
94 3.75
93 3.625
etc. keep deducting .125 for every percentage pt.
88 = 3.0
80 = 2.0
72 -70 = 1.0</p>

<p>Below 70 is an F = 0</p>

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<p>Usually A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0. Plusses and minuses are +/- 0.3.</p>

<p>I was in law school before I figured that out.</p>

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<p>Our school reports only unweighted numbers and then a weighted GPA. I’ve occassionally wondered what valedictorian’s 106.something vs Mathson’s 102.something translated to on the 4.0 scale. (Or is it a 4.3 scale?) I think that’s why the schools that use an Academic Index think it’s easier to use rank.</p>

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<p>zoos - at ldgirl’s college, I believe each professor decides what numeric grade is required for each letter grade, A, A-,B+, etc… Once the letter grade is awarded by the professor, the university awards points according to the university grading scale…A = 4.0, A- = 3.67, B+ = 3.33, B = 3.0, etc… </p>

<p>For instance, in one class a 95 might be an A; in another, 95 may be an A-.</p>

<p>I’m not sure if this is what you wanted to know, but thought I’d throw it out there.</p>

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<p>Idmom makes a good point, which is supported by the previous posts, and that is that the answer to the OP’s question varies from school to school, and even from class to class.</p>

<p>Some schools give extra GPA weight to honors or AP classes (and the extent varies), some give more or less points for +/- grades, some don’t give +/- grades, some give extra points for A+'s, some don’t give A+'s, some schools curve, some schools scale, some schools use a 100 point system, some use a 4.0 system, some use a 5.0 system, some receive only written description in place of letter grades. My college was on a 12.0 scale, where A=12, A-=11, B+=10, and so forth. So simple, but totally mysterious to those who were unfamiliar with it.</p>

<p>I think that JHS’s simple description is the best generalization possible. The only thing I’d clarify is that “Plusses and minuses, if awarded, may be counted as +/- 0.3.”</p>