weighted grading system

[Lao Tzu]

how exactly does this work? i got a 90.6% on a test in a class that is weighted. so what will my post weighted grade be. is it like 15% higher or is there not a universal method of weighing grades.

 

[smallmovesal]

what does that refer to? grading on a curve?

because if it is... it's possible your grade could go down.

i think that kind of grading is bullshit imo

 

[Lao Tzu]

i just read some shit about how an A is either 4.5 or 5 instead of a 4. so i assume it is that. a 90 is a B+ in that class, so i assume that is a 3.8 or 4.4

 

[Lao Tzu]

what does that refer to? grading on a curve?

because if it is... it's possible your grade could go down.

i think that kind of grading is bullshit imo

no, it means that harder classes are graded more loosely. i assume you know how GPA works (4.0 A, 3.7 A-, 3.3 B+.....). i think in a weighted grading system you add either 0.5 or 1 to the grade you got, so a 2.7 in a normal grading system is a 3.2 or 3.7 under a weighted one.

 

[smallmovesal]

oh, i've never heard of that here...

and i've never had to do a gpa here before either. it usually goes by averages.