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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given that NCS and STA use 100 point scales, I find this thread strange.  Is everyone mentioning a 4.0 scale GPA from Sidwell or GDS?  I object to the “big 3” term (it is strange) but am curious as to why there isn’t more talk about the grades on an 100 pt scale if talking about this group of schools.

Makes it feel a little fabricated, tbh.  So take with a grain of of salt. [/quote]

You're right, STA and NCS do not convert to a GPA on a 4-point scale. When I post, sometimes I "translate" the 100-point scale to a GPA as best I understand it. If 93 is a 4.0, 90 is a 3.7, 87 is a 3.4 and so on. Go ahead and take it with a grain of salt, because I am guessing, and I'm sure colleges have there own ways to benchmark it. [/quote]

A 90 is more like a 3.5 and and 87 a 3.2. [/quote]

Where are you all getting this?  I have an STA son and have never received info about converting his gpa to 4.0 scale.  Not helpful to speculate.[/quote]

College will convert it their own way, and the actual number doesn't matter so much -- you're either at the top, near the top, or not. Relatively rough cuts. So it is enough to generalize to 90+ is an A, 80+ is  a B, etc. if you just want a sense of where you'd fall in a random college's eyes. Many schools also grade on the 100 point scale, but then have charts to show which points are A, A-, B+, then another chart to show what GPA that translates to, but every school has cuts at slightly different places. Ultimately it doesn't matter, because the college is not micromanaging GPAs (though marketing sites do); it's more about where you stand generally and whether you've shown you seem to a person who will do the college work well. This isn't a forced numerical rank; it is much more fluffy. Get over the good enough for us hurdle, then the rest of the package comes into play. Most top schools 3.7, an A- average, 90-92 gets you over the bar. (unless you bring something else to the table that makes GPA matter significantly less). Then it's "what else do you have for me?"[/quote]

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