the GPA

[mt.biker]

Would someone explain to me how the GPA system works.

What percent is a 2.5 GPA and what GPA is a 70%?

[ebpda9]

A-4.0 GPA
B-3.0 GPA
C-2.0 GPA
D-1.0 GPA
F-0.0 GPA

[mt.biker]

Alright though that was very helpful mate our schooling is done in %'s so what %'s line up with those marks?

[mt.biker]

btw i found this

http://www.onlineconversion.com/grade_point_average.htm

[ebpda9]

somewhere between 70 and 80/ more like a 75%

[ChrisCantSkate]

it depends on your school grade scale... but GPA is different than %. GPA is on a 4.0 scale, and % is obviosly on a 100 point scale. 4.0 is A 3.0-3.9 is a b 2.0-2.9 is a C and so on.

[Shot 2 Hel]

A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1
F=0

you take all your grades and give them the right amount of points then you average them out and you get your GPA

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

They work on different systems, and so do some schools.

Here's my school:
4.0 - A
3.7 - A-
3.3 - B+
3.0 - B
2.7 - B-
2.3 - C+

etc....

Anyway, some schools give an A+ a 4.3, which is BS, but that has to be accounted for.

Anyway, a 2.5 is halfway between a C and a B, which are traditionally C = 70%, B = 80%, so 75%

A 70% by the same reasoning would be a 2.0

[ChrisCantSkate]

Originally posted by 94_AcCoRd_EX
They work on different systems, and so do some schools.

Here's my school:
4.0 - A
3.7 - A-
3.3 - B+
3.0 - B
2.7 - B-
2.3 - C+

etc....

Anyway, some schools give an A+ a 4.3, which is BS, but that has to be accounted for.

Anyway, a 2.5 is halfway between a C and a B, which are traditionally C = 70%, B = 80%, so 75%

A 70% by the same reasoning would be a 2.0
thats how some of my classes assign points, but when it comes down to what the grades mean, 3.0-3.9 counts as a b... and so on

[juvenile]

So ~ 81% would be like 3.8-4.0 GPA?

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by juvenile
So ~ 81% would be like 3.8-4.0 GPA?

No, 81% = ~B, so 3.1

[mt.biker]

Originally posted by juvenile
So ~ 81% would be like 3.8-4.0 GPA?
ya basically there is no difference between a 90% and a 95% on the GPA system. I was talking to a proff today after some tutoring and he explained that it balances out peoples marks so that a student who get a few 100%s and a bunch of 50%'s will have the same or lower GPA as someone who gets mostly 75's.

[juvenile]

I never knew an 81 is a B. I always thought anything above 80 was an A. Oh well. :)

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by mt.biker
ya basically there is no difference between a 90% and a 95% on the GPA system. I was talking to a proff today after some tutoring and he explained that it balances out peoples marks so that a student who get a few 100%s and a bunch of 50%'s will have the same or lower GPA as someone who gets mostly 75's.

Well, the GPA system works on weighted averages. A couple of 4.0s and lots of 50%s (F) = 0, will get you close to a 0 GPA.