What do you consider a 'good' average for high-school?

Question

I'm trying to set some goals for myself but i'm not sure what most universities consider a 'good' average...is there any certian percentage I should be aiming to get. I know it varies from school to school but I just need to know in general? Like 70%'s, 80%'s, 90%'s. It probably depends on what you want to be also, i'm not exactly sure but maybe a doctor if that helps.

Answer 1

You might want to get a hold of the grading scales the college goes by. To give you a better idea of what they are specifically looking for.
Example my school was
96-100 A
90-95 B
85 -89 C
0 - 84 F

So what you think might be good may not be to them, or vis versa.

Answer 2

Shoot for a 4.0. It's nearly impossible to aim too high in your goals but a 4.0 is far from impossible. BUT remember if you don't get it, it's not the end of the world (far from it). Above a 3.0 is good. Above 3.5 is great. 3.8+ is wonderful. On classes and assignments don't allow yourself to make excuses. Fs are BAD. Ds are BAD. Cs show that you're not always committed but don't fret if you have just a few. Bs and As are what you should get. Especially if you want to be a doctor. The affects of what you learn and how you do in high school simply open doors that you wouldn't otherwise have. The higher your grades, the higher chance it is that you will be accepted into a good university with a good college for doctors. Good Luck on your ventures!

Answer 3

Here we go again with my "canned" response. I called 2 months ago, and have been airing their response ever since on Yahoo answers. Here I go again:

When I called Johns Hopkins U to ask, they said they "look" at the 9th grade scores, but they don't calculate those scores when they figure out your GPA. They look at your grades in only CORE ACADEMIC CLASSES (sciences, English, social studies, math, maybe foreign language, I'm not sure) for grades 10 and 11 and half of 12th grade when they decide who to admit. They add up all the grades for the core classes, take the average and that is your GPA that they work with. 90-100 is an A, 80-90 is a B, etc.


Want to know what else they said?
Only 21% of the applicants are accepted.
They look to see if you took the hardest courses offered at your school.
Did you have leadership roles in all of your after school activities?

75% of the kids admitted to JHU have a GPA between 3.7 and 3.8

They like to see volunteer work and good letters of recommendation from your teachers, but the high school transcript is the most important thing. If that doesn't look good, nothing else matters. They don't want to hear about potential, they want to see what you have done.

Typical ACT score of those students who are admitted: 30-34 composite (top score is 36)
Typical SAT score of admitted students: 1350-1500 in the old SAT (top score was 1600 then)(800 in math and 800 in English is top score on old SAT)

The lady in Admissions said that they don't really care much if you made National Merit semi-finalist. They care about how hard your classes are and what grades you got in them.
Hope this helps you!

Answer 4

Oh boy. Shoot for 3.5 (85%-90% I suppose) It will most certainly look good and most well established Universities' GPAs range from 3.0-3.5 and higher. Not only does getting good grades matter, but shooting for difficult courses. Colleges like to know that you prepared well and never tried to slack off with easy courses.
Then, lastly, join some clubs, sports, whatever. Get involved as best you can.
Good luck :)

Answer 5

If you want to be a doctor you better have a 90%+ average. There is a lot of school, and you will have a lot of quality competition.

Answer 6

90's and 80's. just try your best

Answer 7

shoot for 90's and 80's

Answer 8

nothing less than a 95 is acceptable....