How Do You Calculate A High School Cumulative Average To A Grade Point Average?
The grade point average (GPA) represents your average academic results in all of your classes by assigning a numerical value to the grades you earn. Most high schools calculate GPA on a four-point scale. Your GPA determines your class rank, and colleges look at your GPA as one factor in determining admissions decisions. Your high school transcript shows all of the grades you earned, the level of the classes and the number of credits earned per course. Find out if your high school uses a weighted or unweighted system for calculating your GPA. Unweighted systems award the same credit for regular, honors and advanced placement (AP) classes. Weighted systems give a bonus for honors and AP classes. A common weighted system gives an addition 0.5 for honors classes and 1 for AP classes, making an honors A worth 4.5 and an AP A worth 5. Determine the level of each class you have taken during high school if your school uses a weighted GPA. If not, skip to Step 3. Determine the value of each of
