x/4.0 GPA or x/100 avg?

km313
Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:33:04 +0000

The x/100 system does a good job of gauging your performance level within the A/B/C/etc. ranges. Some teachers do assign numbers arbitrarily, especially when it comes to participation points. But seeing your grades and your GPA as a percent gives you a better idea of where you stand. The whole letter grade system doesn’t appeal to me.

The potential vice to it is that it causes for some frustrating situations when students have X9.999 and teachers won’t bump it up. It increases competition also.