I’m a high school student in Tennessee. Our grading scale is 7 point so 93-100=A and 85-92=B and so on. I have cousin who lives in Georgia where their grading scale goes like 90-100=A and 80-90=B. Let’s say hypothetically we get the same numerical grades like 92s and 90s. Obviously her gpa would be better than mine because her school counts it as a A while mine counts it as a B. Let’s say we both apply to a school in Florida where the use the 10 point system. Would she have advantage over me to get in even though we have the same grades?
Presumably, your high school’s grading scale is based on giving easier assignments, projects, and tests than your cousin’s high school’s grading scale (although the typical 90=A, 80=B, 70=C, 60=D still means that most of the graded material has to be easy stuff for the C and D students to pass, with only a little of it being more difficult material for the A and B students to distinguish themselves).
So if you got the same numerical grades, your cousin would get better letter grades. However, your cousin presumably earned those same numerical grades on slightly more difficult graded material.
The grading scale is on your school report so colleges will know that your school has a different scale.
Our matierial is pretty much the same
So they would recalculate it?
A lot may depend on the college, the larger ones may not have the time to recalculate especially if it’s a smaller difference like your and your friend’s hs. As momofsenior stated, they’ll take the tougher grading into account, esp if they’re familiar with your high school.
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I think technically they all intend to revalue the scores. Whether they actually do it is another thing. In some cases, schools are well known and also can be well known for not giving every kid all A’s.
On CC once a parent explained that their high school had no pluses or minuses. So if you got 89.5 or higher you had all A’s. My kids school average grade is a B-. It’s a school where less than 20% of kids are accepted and is well known for its academics. My kid is surprised the B students are going to great schools ED but those kids would be A students elsewhere.
While, I know many kids have solid A averages at schools with grade inflation/different scoring systems, I’m happy my kid is learning a lot and will be prepared. I think there is a slight disadvantage but I’ll take it for an easier on ramp once they are at college.