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How to find my GPA??
I have a numerical GPA of 86.55 right now as of freshman and sophomore year. If I get an average of 97 this year, do I average together
3.1 + 3.1 + 4.0 which averages to a 3.4
or
86.55 + 86.55 + 97 which averages to a 90
So do you average 4.0 grades together, or average numerical together THEN convert afterwards?
1 Answer
- CaligulaLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
You can't convert directly between a percentage-based GPA on one hand and a GPA on the 4-point scale on the other. That's because the space between a zero and a D- is proportionately much less than the space between a zero and whatever is the minimum percentage grade that corresponds to a D-.
So if your school uses percentages as final grades and to calculate GPA's, you have 2 choices:
1. Just use the percentages, or
2. Convert the grades on your transcript to letter grades, then convert those letter grades to values on the 4-point scale (and you'll need to figure out whether your school considers an A- to be a 3.70 or a 3.67, etc., before you do that), and then calculate your GPA on a 4-point scale using those letter grades.
Waiting until you have a GPA in percentages and then trying to convert that to a GPA on the 4-point scale will get you a meaningless number ( as you can see when you try to identify an 86.55% to a 3.1. Nothing you *ever* convert to a value on the 4-point scale will *ever* turn out to be worth 3.1). It's just not possible to convert in that way.
So either stick with the percentages, or start by converting the percentage grades *on your transcript* to letter grades and only *then* calculate your GPA.
