<p>I don’t get this. I don’t know how schools that drop the pluses and minuses can explain this. The first person can end up with a 3.5. The second 3.0 if pluses and minuses are dropped. Yet the 6 B+ are better if they aren’t dropped. I know somebody that got 6 B+ and wants to go to a UC. The UCs drop the pluses and minuses.</p>
<p>S’s school uses pluses and minuses throughout the year. The final grades are reported as single grades without pluses or minuse for each course taken. It benefits him greatly as his grades fluctuate wildly, but with some micromanagement, he can end up with the that 3.5 at the end of the year.</p>