<p>ebeeeee,</p>
<p>Depends on the high school and the college.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about KSU. Specifically, I don’t know whether their grading policies are tight or loose.</p>
<p>My high school has a fairly loose grading procedure. I think everyone in the Top 5% has a 4.0 unweighted GPA.</p>
<p>I have been borderline A-B prior to the final on three occasions, but I’ve managed to do well on the final exams to earn As in all the classes I’ve taken.</p>
<p>Attitude is important. I knew that if I slacked, I wouldn’t get an A. I studied hard for the final, and I was rewarded. The worst thing a student can do is exert minimal effort. For example, say a student calculates that a 52 on the final would result in an A for the class. He slacks off and ends up getting a 50 on the final. He gets a B. If he only needed a 52 to get an A, clearly he had done well before. The wrong attitude cost him.</p>
<p>Like I said, if four classes are taken, two Bs and two As result in a 3.5. It is not as if the scholarship requires a 4.0.</p>