4 Important Things to Know About High School GPAs

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Excerpt from Jumpstart Meeting #2 for c/o 2021

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Do You Know how to read a GPA?

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1. Weighted GPA: Also approximately equal to UC/CSU GPA on some transcripts — includes extra points for A’s (5 points) and B’s (4 points) in AP and Honors Classes.

   • C’s are only 3 points. Take caution when taking AP classes.
     

2. Un-weighted GPA: Also called “Total GPA” or “LAUSD GPA” . Grading system as follows:

   • A=4 points, B=3 points, C=2 points. and D=1 point.
     

3. College Academic Merit Award ALMOST ALWAYS are based on Unweighted GPA.
   

4. The UC’s & CSU’s read Weighted GPA: Selective private colleges read AP classes qualitatively not quantitatively.

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