the_alliance
Cadet
not sure how they do things up there in Canada, but...
usually (4 out of 5 times) schools give a letter a point value:
A=4.0 ; B=3.0 ; C=2.0 ; D=1.0
pluses and minuses don't matter. then you add up all your grade points and divide by the number of classes you got a grade for. people get over 4.0 because for every honors and AP class you take, you add 1.0 to the grade point. for instance, if you took AP US History (God bless you) and got a B, it's a 4.0 because 3.0 (regular) + 1.0 (AP/honor class) = 4.0
there are a few exceptions when it comes to the University of California reviewing high school GPAs. Bio Honors does NOT receive that additional point. AP classes do NOT receive the additional point if you did not take the AP test. even if you got a 1 on the AP test, you will still get the point, but if you didnt even take the test, it's a regular class.
there is also talk of "weighted" vs. "unweighted". unweighted is the regular method i described above without that AP/Honors points factored in. weighted is with the AP/Honor points. then there's "Total GPA" and "Academic GPA". Total GPA factors in co-curricular classes such as Journalism, Yearbook, Sports, Student Government, etc. Academic GPA refers to those classes that you receive units towards graduation.
hope that clears it up a bit.
usually (4 out of 5 times) schools give a letter a point value:
A=4.0 ; B=3.0 ; C=2.0 ; D=1.0
pluses and minuses don't matter. then you add up all your grade points and divide by the number of classes you got a grade for. people get over 4.0 because for every honors and AP class you take, you add 1.0 to the grade point. for instance, if you took AP US History (God bless you) and got a B, it's a 4.0 because 3.0 (regular) + 1.0 (AP/honor class) = 4.0
there are a few exceptions when it comes to the University of California reviewing high school GPAs. Bio Honors does NOT receive that additional point. AP classes do NOT receive the additional point if you did not take the AP test. even if you got a 1 on the AP test, you will still get the point, but if you didnt even take the test, it's a regular class.
there is also talk of "weighted" vs. "unweighted". unweighted is the regular method i described above without that AP/Honors points factored in. weighted is with the AP/Honor points. then there's "Total GPA" and "Academic GPA". Total GPA factors in co-curricular classes such as Journalism, Yearbook, Sports, Student Government, etc. Academic GPA refers to those classes that you receive units towards graduation.
hope that clears it up a bit.
