Anyone good at GPA calculations????

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Apr 14, 2006

When you calculate your GPA it will automatically extend the decimals out. Just figure it out. Add up quality points and then divide by total quality points.

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Apr 14, 2006

Ok sure I KNOW how to get my GPA But,
At my school the advisor said the GPA cutoff last semester was 3.63 and the semester before that 3.64.........
now how do you round your GPA off to 3 digits? We have 8 pre-reqs and if I have 3 B's and 5 A's thats a 3.6..........
the only thing I can think of is some grades are + or - for some people. But not ME! None of my grades have ever been plus or minus, just a plain old letter.
So how is that fair if someone going to a school with a grading scale that does + or minus grades gets more GPA points because some of their grades are pluses????
If thats even the reason....but I am confused

The number of credit hours will factor into the GPA. In other words, your A in a one-hour PE class won't count for nearly as much as a 4 or 5 hour micro class with lab. It takes more than just figuring out how many A's and how many B's. So after you take several semesters of classes, it's quite possible for your GPA to be several decimal places long even without the plus/minus thing.

Most schools use their own scale to calculate the GPA of all incoming applicants. It's possible for a student to have one GPA on the transcript of their current school, but a different GPA calculated on their admissions file to the next school. Using the same scale for all applicants keeps everyone on a more level playing field.

Merrique · Apr 15, 2006

I don't bother. I use http://www.laurasmidiheaven.com/Tools/GPACalculator.shtml. So far it's been pretty accurate.