i currently have a 4.0 GPA, so does that mean if i take a language and ace it i can have 5.0? because isn't if that you find gpa by
a=4, b=3, c=2, d=1, f=0
then take those numbers and add them together by what your grades are and then divide by the number of academic classes you have? and a foreign language is academic so is it possible to have that gpa?
thanks
2006-06-25 09:14:45 · 6 answers · asked by wherevertheanswerlies 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
thanks everyone.
this makes it much less confusing. people are talking about getting a 5.0 is possible and i didn't believe that's possible.
thanks again!
2006-06-25 09:28:42 · update #1
you COULD have a 5.0
ONLY if all the classes you take are AP (Advanced Placement--college level,etc.), not so sure about honors in your school tho, because usually when it is an AP class the grade is raised 1 point as long as it is higher than a C.
C=2 so it would turn to a 3 or B
B=3 so it would turn to a 4 or A
A=4 so it would turn to a 5, since theres no higer than A then it stays as A
so, if all of the classes in you schedule are AP, or honors in your school, and you Ace them all then it is possible to get a 5.0
tho it is hard to get all your courses in honors so thats why it is not possible to receive a 5.0 GPA
the highest ive seen so far, in my school, is a 4.24 (which is kinda sad but its because my school doesnt offer that many AP classes and my school doesnt add 1 point to honor classes)
and then again, all of this could be possible only if the grade is weighted
2006-06-25 09:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by madee 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
err, not with that system unless some of your grades are weighted. Say that you are taking six classes and you get an A, so it's 6 4s, which is 24. Then you divide by six (the # of classes). A language is academic so if you get an A in it you could add 4, which makes the total 28 but now you have to divide by 7 instead cause now you have an additional class.
2006-06-25 09:20:39 · answer #2 · answered by Ashley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Suppose you take ten classes and get all A's. Your GPA would be (4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4)/10 = 40/10=4.
You can't have a GPA of 5 under this system.
2006-06-25 09:21:44 · answer #3 · answered by fcas80 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't. Look at it this way. Say you are taking 5 classes right now and you get 4.0 in all five.
5x4.0 = 20.0 now divide that by your 5 classes and you have 4.0
Now, add another class, your language:
6x4.0 = 24.0 now divide that by your 6 classes and again 4.0
2006-06-25 09:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by ilse72 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
highly doubt it, on a scale of 4.0, you cant score more than a 4.0, pretty sure
2006-06-25 09:19:12 · answer #5 · answered by Jordin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no sorry. whoever told you that needs to get there facts checked.
i wish you could though, that would be interesting
2006-06-27 15:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by parkerwolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋