weighting gpa

Our school weighs grades like that (B = A, etc) for AP classes, but its different for many schools.  

Generally:

• A = 4
• B = 3
• C = 2
• D = 1
• F = 0

Add up the numerical value of your grades and divide by the number of classes.

(Most school systems use 9th grade as the starting point for this, so you will have to go back a ways. Or, maybe not, depending upon your grade.)

evillepaintball wrote: my high school doesnt weight gpa for honors/ap classes.  I want to figure out what my gpa on a 4.0 scale would be if it were weighted.  how do i do that?  just count b's as a's and c's as b's?  what do a's count as?

If your normal gpa is done on a 4.0 scale, you usually use a 5.0 scale for weighing grades.
My school assumes
A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1
For regular classes.
For honours classes, you multiply the number by 1.125. So an A in an honours class would be 4 X 1.125 = 4.5

For AP classes, you multiply the number by 1.5
So an A in an Ap class is 4 X 1.5 = 6

So you do that for each class, add them all up, and divide by how many classes you have.

My grades would be
AP US  - 4 X 1.5 = 6
Spanish 3 H - 1.125 X 3 = 3.375
Algebra 2 - 4 X 1 = 4
Debate 3 H - 4 X 1.125 = 4.5
English 2 H - 4 X 1.125 = 4.5
Biology H - 3 X 1.125 = 3.375
Health - 4 X 1 = 4

29.75 / 7 = 4.25 GPA



Edited by Sammy - 08 February 2007 at 11:32pm

My GPA is a 1.4

Go Me.

Da Hui wrote: My GPA is a 1.4 Go Me.

rofl at your sig then.

I thought weighting also had to do with removing some of the classes, like gym or shop. Maybe I'm thinking of something else, but there are many ways to do it.

I just found out today that the University is changing their class sign-up procedures so that the only people eligible to register for more than one semester at time are people with a 3.5+ GPA, or Athletes.

I have a 3.8, I am fine, but it still perturbs me that Athletes get included in the list just because. This is a University, not a sports center. Classes and class registration should be based on academic standing, and not on how far you can throw and damn ball.

When I read the story I was pissed and hoped somebody wrote something about it...Then I realized I am a Journalism major, and I started typing.


Edited by Tae Kwon Do - 09 February 2007 at 1:38pm

in my school weighted classes are like german III spanish III algebra II and the like. you get a 4.025 or something like that for them for getting an A.

Tae Kwon Do wrote: I have a 3.8, I am fine, but it still perturbs me that Athletes get included in the list just because. This is a University, not a sports center. Classes and class registration should be based on acade

I doubt it has anything to do with their athleticism directly, and more with the fact that the athletes are probably there on scholarship, which means they are much less likely to transfer.

Honors = 4.5
AP = 5

at my school.