ToolAtlasYou choose the points (4.0, plus/minus, a +1.0 AP bump). Admissions offices frequently rebuild GPA from the transcript with their own rules.
A high-school junior wants a running unweighted number next to a weighted one before a counselor meeting. That is this page. College Transitions–style explainers are clear: selective colleges often strip school weighting and rebuild from the transcript. A 4.6 weighted GPA is not a magic key.
Enter the points your school actually prints. Do not invent a 12-point scale because a forum said so.
One class’s “what do I need on the final” is grade calculator. Percent-of-a-score without credits is percentage.
Weighted vs unweighted, then the transcript
US high-school GPA talk splits weighted (honors/AP bumps) and unweighted. Colleges often recalculate from the transcript; Common App wants the school’s number, not a website. Enter the scale you were given. This is not a registrar.
How to use it
- Add each course, credit (or unit), and the grade-point you want to apply.
- Read the average. If you modeled AP bumps, label that result “weighted what-if.”
- Copy the transcript GPA onto applications when the form asks for the school’s number.
Honest limits
Not Common App. Not UC official. Not a rank in class.