hi my gpa is 4.0, and i was wondering if colleges still use gpa too? Does it matter in Highschool for your gpa to go to college?
2006-10-20 11:41:27 · 8 answers · asked by Sunshine 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Many colleges still consider GPAs, along with either SAT or ACT scores. Usually a student with a GPA lower than a 2.5-2.0 has a tough time finding a school that will accept him. Keep up the good work!
2006-10-20 11:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by Moxie Crimefighter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your high school GPA determines what college you're elligible for, what type of admission you receive (honor's, standard, probationary, rejected), what scholarships you're elligible to receive. And yes colleges use GPA as well but it's not quite like high school. In high school they look at your transcript and say she got a 97 in this class, a 95, an 88, a 94 and a 86, so her GPA is.... In college, they look at your transcript and say she got an A in this class, an A, a B, an A, A, etc. Her GPA is a 3.8. You have a lot more leeway in college. An A is an A whether it was a 100 or a 90.1.
The college GPA system works like this
A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1
F=0
then your grade is multiplied by the number of hours your class is worth and divided by the number of hours you're taking.
For exmple,
Your Schedule
(your advisor/ the course catalogue will tell you how many hours your class is worth)
Math: 3 hours, earned a B (3 points) 3 x 3=9
English: 3 hours, earned an A (4 pts.) 4 x 3= 12
History: 3 hours, earned A (4 pts). 4x3=12
Science: 4 hours, earned B (3) 4x3=12
Computer:3 hours, earned A (4) 3 x 4=12
Total hours: 16, total points : 57
57 points/16 hours= GPA (3.5625)
Hope all of this helped.
2006-10-20 18:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by Dee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, yes, yes! and if you can get your GPA higher by taking extra classes, do so. To get into the best colleges, your GPA needs to be really high.
That's if you are planning to go to Yale, etc. Then again just maintain the Deans list while in any college and you'll be guaranteed a awesome job as soon as you walk.
Good jobs are looking for go getter's. So my friend started off making 70 thousand a year and she never put in one job application. She just stayed on the Dean's list and they met her at her graduation with a proposal to her to work for them.
2006-10-20 18:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by mapleavenue456 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colleges give more weight to your high school grade point average than they do to your test scores, although low test scores are a red flag. A few colleges no longer require either the ACT or SAT and that seems to be a growing trend.
With the exception of a handful of colleges that use nontraditional grading systems, colleges use the same 4-point grading system that your high school did.
Congratulations on your scholastic achievements. I wish you the best of success in the college of your choice.
2006-10-20 18:59:17 · answer #4 · answered by Serendipity 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
absolutely if you are a 4.0/4.0 you are sitting good. That is really the first thing they look at. I did bad in H.S. so i had to go to a crappy school then transfer to a decent one 2 yrs later.
2006-10-20 18:42:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sorta-kinda..depends wut school..but most schools look at the rigor of you classes...meaning, they want to see if you took hon or AP classes to challenge yourself...and also grade trends. whether you were a A-B student, mostly B student, etc. Also they see if you've improved over your 4 years in high school or the opposite, had a downward spiral....
2006-10-20 18:45:40 · answer #6 · answered by Person 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
of course they still use GPA...
2006-10-20 18:42:57 · answer #7 · answered by kelsey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES IT MATTERS i bet your lieing though
2006-10-20 18:48:44 · answer #8 · answered by lilshorty3088 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋