<p>Is there really much of a difference between a 3.8 or 3.85 and a 3.9? Honestly?</p>
<p>Didn’t you read chapter 23 in your number theory book? Of course 3.8 = 3.85 = 3.9</p>
<p>GPA only counts in context of your school. The equiv of a 3.9 at Exeter probably would make you val and it’s not top 10% at my neighborhood HS.</p>
<p>The 4 point system is idiotic. A 94 should never be equivalent to a 100. And some schools give WAY too much weight to AP and Honors classes. A kid I know at New Trier in Illinois said they get 5.67/4 for AP classes, and 5/4 for Honors. That’s a joke. You could get a C in an AP class and it would be the same as an A in regulars. Talk about unfair.</p>
<p>My school uses the 100 point system, in which I have a 98/100. Our system only adds 5 points/100 to each AP/Honors grade, so while you do get a bonus, the weight is insane. So for us, a 90 in Regulars is better than an 84 in Honors or AP. I take all Honors anyway, and my GPA on the 4 point system is somewhere in the neighborhood of 4.5</p>
<p>What a joke.</p>
<p>when you apply they will recalculate your gpa so it doesnt really matter what scale your school uses</p>