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Topic: weighting gpa
Posted By: evillepaintball
Subject: weighting gpa
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:13pm
| 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? |
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Posted By: Darur
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:16pm
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Our school weighs grades like that (B = A, etc) for AP classes, but its different for many schools.
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Posted By: mbro
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:18pm
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For honors and ap my school started at a 6 for honors classes and did 4 for regular. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:22pm
Generally:
(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.) ------------- 
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Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:26pm
| thanks mack, but i know how to calculate GPA, i just wasnt sure how to calculate weighted GPA. i think i got it now though |
Posted By: Sammy
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:29pm
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 |
evillepaintball wrote:Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:34pm
| gotcha, thanks |
Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 12:36am
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My GPA is a 1.4 Go Me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 1:30am
Sorry, misunderstood the question. One thing to keep in mind is that what is more important than how a specific high school weights the gpa is if the college in question (applied to) accepts weighted gpas, works off of raw data, or has its own system. -------------
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Posted By: procarbinefreak
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 1:31am
rofl at your sig then. |
Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 1:33am
And the sig is only 2% serious. -------------
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Posted By: Jack Carver
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 1:11pm
| 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. |
Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 1:18pm
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But 98% ironic. |
Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 1:38pm
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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. ------------- 
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Posted By: Trogdor2
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 5:07pm
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I got a 3.3 and I'm really happy. I usually get poor grades, so having all A's and B's is a real treat.
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Posted By: kuhndog599
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 5:57pm
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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. ------------- model 98 - homemade handguard solid stock - opsgear mag polished internals homemade sling - paintjob operator barrel progressive barrel opsgear mag - stock |
Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 8:07pm
Says the bowler... |
Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 8:12pm
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. ------------- 
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Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 09 February 2007 at 9:01pm
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at my school, ap is +1 letter grade. So if you got a C in a wieght 5 class(AP) then it's like a B in a weight 2 class(a class like..gym). An honors class is + a minus or plus. So a B+ in a 4 weight(honors) then it is equal to an A- in a weight 2. Kind of confusing, but yea.. ------------- 
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Posted By: Hairball!!!
Date Posted: 10 February 2007 at 9:21am
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Honors = 4.5
AP = 5 at my school. |
Posted By: Pariel
Date Posted: 10 February 2007 at 9:31am
| Honors and AP are weighted out of 5 at my school. |
Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 10 February 2007 at 3:48pm
 Obviously democrats think. That sig is retarded on so many levels. All human beings think. You're putting society back 10 years with each post. Stop it. ------------- 
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Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 10 February 2007 at 3:51pm
So why should they get first pick of classes? -------------
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Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 10 February 2007 at 3:53pm
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Reverse Athleticism. It's happening at a school near you. But yeah, Everyone should be treated equally. But that will never happen. As long as humans exist, there will not be equality.
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Posted By: youm0nt
Date Posted: 10 February 2007 at 3:58pm
hey dood try what my school does
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