How is unweighted GPA calculated at your school?

[Anonymous]

Our OOS private calculates UW GPA for only the 5 core subjects. The weighted GPA has all the classes.

Does your school calculate UW GPA with just academic classes or all classes?

[Anonymous]

All classes

[Anonymous]

I've never heard of that before. All semester grades are averaged.

[Anonymous]

A, A+, A- = 4.0
B, B+, B- = 3.0
C, C+, C- = 2.0

Add them all up divide by number of classes= UW GPA

[Anonymous]

All classes.

[Anonymous]

Our weighted and unweighted GPAs include all classes.

Unweighted:
A+ (97 or better)=4.33
A (93-96)=4.0
A- (90-92)=3.67
B+ (87-89)=3.34
etc.

For honors or AP, add 0.67. So, an A+ in an AP class is a 5.0.

[Anonymous]

All classes including HS level classes taken in MS. Final grades only.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our weighted and unweighted GPAs include all classes.

Unweighted:
A+ (97 or better)=4.33
A (93-96)=4.0
A- (90-92)=3.67
B+ (87-89)=3.34
etc.

For honors or AP, add 0.67. So, an A+ in an AP class is a 5.0.

In our district the added weight depends on your final grade in the course:
(A, A-) =.0488, (B+, B, B-) =.0366, (C+, C, C-) =.0244, (D+, D) =.0122, E=O. Bonus credit will be awarded as follows for semester courses: (A , A-) = .0244; (B+, B, B-) = .0183; (C+, C, C-) = .0122; (D+, D) = .0061; and E = 0.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A, A+, A- = 4.0
B, B+, B- = 3.0
C, C+, C- = 2.0

Add them all up divide by number of classes= UW GPA

Same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our OOS private calculates UW GPA for only the 5 core subjects. The weighted GPA has all the classes.

Does your school calculate UW GPA with just academic classes or all classes?

FCPS does not report UW GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our weighted and unweighted GPAs include all classes.

Unweighted:
A+ (97 or better)=4.33
A (93-96)=4.0
A- (90-92)=3.67
B+ (87-89)=3.34
etc.

For honors or AP, add 0.67. So, an A+ in an AP class is a 5.0.

Interesting...Since honors get the same weight as APs I would presume there's not as much pressure to take AP's. How does this impact college acceptances? e.g., do kids with higher GPA's but maybe slightly fewer AP's have better results compared to kids who load up and have slightly lower GPAs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our weighted and unweighted GPAs include all classes.

Unweighted:
A+ (97 or better)=4.33
A (93-96)=4.0
A- (90-92)=3.67
B+ (87-89)=3.34
etc.

For honors or AP, add 0.67. So, an A+ in an AP class is a 5.0.

Interesting...Since honors get the same weight as APs I would presume there's not as much pressure to take AP's. How does this impact college acceptances? e.g., do kids with higher GPA's but maybe slightly fewer AP's have better results compared to kids who load up and have slightly lower GPAs?

I am a DP, but our school also weighs honors and AP classes the same. To answer your question, yes, students who load up on AP’s but have slightly lower GPA’s fare worse. Students know how to work the system to maximize their GPA while minimizing their risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our weighted and unweighted GPAs include all classes.

Unweighted:
A+ (97 or better)=4.33
A (93-96)=4.0
A- (90-92)=3.67
B+ (87-89)=3.34
etc.

For honors or AP, add 0.67. So, an A+ in an AP class is a 5.0.

Interesting...Since honors get the same weight as APs I would presume there's not as much pressure to take AP's. How does this impact college acceptances? e.g., do kids with higher GPA's but maybe slightly fewer AP's have better results compared to kids who load up and have slightly lower GPAs?

I am a DP, but our school also weighs honors and AP classes the same. To answer your question, yes, students who load up on AP’s but have slightly lower GPA’s fare worse. Students know how to work the system to maximize their GPA while minimizing their risk.

I call BS on this as it runs counter to everything we are told about rigor being important in evaluating students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our weighted and unweighted GPAs include all classes.

Unweighted:
A+ (97 or better)=4.33
A (93-96)=4.0
A- (90-92)=3.67
B+ (87-89)=3.34
etc.

For honors or AP, add 0.67. So, an A+ in an AP class is a 5.0.

Interesting...Since honors get the same weight as APs I would presume there's not as much pressure to take AP's. How does this impact college acceptances? e.g., do kids with higher GPA's but maybe slightly fewer AP's have better results compared to kids who load up and have slightly lower GPAs?

I am a DP, but our school also weighs honors and AP classes the same. To answer your question, yes, students who load up on AP’s but have slightly lower GPA’s fare worse. Students know how to work the system to maximize their GPA while minimizing their risk.

I call BS on this as it runs counter to everything we are told about rigor being important in evaluating students.

You call BS on what? The fact that students choose courses that will give them an A instead of going for a more rigorous class and risking a B? My kid is still mulling over choices for next year, and will likely choose an Honors science class instead of the AP in order to avoid a teacher. Kids do this all the time. Take the A.

[Anonymous]

Our private school is
93-100 A - 4.0
90-92 A- - 3.7
87-89 B+ 3.3
83-86 B - 3.0
80 - 82 B- - 2.7
77-79 C+ - 2.3
etc.

.5 for honors added and 1.0 for AP
All classes are added in unless they are P/F