What a weighted GPA adds.
A weighted GPA gives honors and AP, IB or college courses extra points, usually 0.5 and 1.0, so it can pass 4.0; schools set their own rules.
By Suraj Kumar2 min read
Weighting rewards harder courses with extra points.
The usual rule.
Honors courses add 0.5 and AP, IB and college courses add 1.0, so an A in AP counts 5.0. Many schools use this rule, but each sets its own.
Weighted and unweighted.
Colleges often look at both. Turn the switch off under More options to see the unweighted GPA.
Each course's level.
Choose Regular, Honors or AP, IB or college under each course.
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Topics: weighted gpa calculator · weighted vs unweighted gpa · ap class gpa · honors gpa · gpa above 4.0
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