Teens: Do you think that a school that is not on a 10-point scale screws over the students?

Question

My school grading school is this:

A 93-100
B 85-92
C 73-84
D 65-72
F 64 & Below.


Now think about this... If a school uses this scale, and another school uses a ten point scale, you're screwing with people's GPA!

Think about this... Two students make between a 90 and a 92 in every class (I know this isn't very likely, but please stay with me) Bob goes to a school that uses a ten point scale, while Mary goes to a school that uses a 7-point scale hybrid, like mine. Bob's high school GPA is a 4.0. Mary's high school GPA is a 3.0, unweighted. How in the world is this fair?



If you're confused as to what a ten-point scale is, here it is:

A 90-100
B 80-90
C 70-80
D 60-70
F 59 & Below.

Answer 1

I went to a middle school that had the same 7 point scale hybrid that you are referencing. Although I can see how that would mess up the GPA, it should be noted on the transcripts that are sent, and colleges will take that into account. And that isn't the only thing colleges take into account either; They take into account the difficulty of the classes you are in, and the number of hours of community service, your writing ability, and what extracurricular activities you were involved in.



In a way, the high school is doing a service by forcing a more difficult grading scale by forcing students to work harder, better preparing them for college and for the real world. There isn't really a lot that the school would be screwing over, especially since people don't work in a vacuum of information. People are going to work harder if they care about their grade and their grade is at stake.

Answer 2

Uh....



90-100 is an A.

80 to 89 is a B.

70 to 79 is a C.

60 to 69 is a D.



That makes sense. Whatever you've got going on doesn't.



Colleges take the point scale into account, though. So it doesn't matter in the end.

Answer 3

Im sure a college will look at that and it may even help you get in if you show you are not on a ten point scale. When I was in school anything below 70 was a F.

Answer 4

That's not fair at all. I think every school should have the regular ten-point scale to avoid stuff like that. It's not fair that if a student has a 92 persay, that at one school it's an A while at another it's a B.

Answer 5

I am not positive but i am pretty sure that when colleges look at your gpa they even everything out. They go by the ten point scale so they convert the transcripts.

Answer 6

There are scale conversion charts. http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/olsas/c_olsas_b.pdf



You just find your school's grading system and convert it to the kind of scale other schools use. For example, the grad school I want to go to uses scale 7 while the undergrad school I go to uses scale 3. That means their B is equivalent to my school's 73-76 minimum overall grade.

Answer 7

I think your school grading system is total BS. Complain about it. An A should not be 93+ are you kidding me?? Mine is like 86+

Answer 8

That's weird... I never heard of that and I'm a damn TC! Lol, my school has the 10 point scale. I'm sure colleges will recognize this. Don't worry. :)

Answer 9

I know how you feel. My school uses the same grading scale as yours. It sucks.

Answer 10

That's stupid. :l huh. And it's not fair at all.



Our F's are 50% and under. 86% and up is an A. We don't get D's here though.