x/4.0 GPA or x/100 avg?

CranberryOrange
Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:24:43 +0000

My school doesn’t do x/100 because so many teachers can’t grade things that precisely. For example, I get tons of essays back that just say “A,” not 96. Many teachers like to include class participation in grading or presentations that are hard to grade so precisely.

I agree that there should be a distinction between an 80 and an 89–that’s why there should be pluses and minuses. But when you see each individual percentage, I think it implies more objectiveness in grading than actually exists.

But when it really comes down to it, it doesn’t matter too much since colleges see a school profile that explains the grading system. You may still get a little screwed over one way or another, but probably not enough to make or break your college process.