AVID Calculate your GPA

What does GPA stand for?

• Grade Point Average
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For On Level Courses, how many GPA points do you receive for a 100?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 5

For an Advanced Level Courses such as Advanced Placment where grades are weighted, how many GPA points do you receive for a 100?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

For On Level Courses, how many GPA points does a student receive for an 80?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Why should I worry about my GPA?

• Because Mrs. Grove said to!

• Colleges consider both your GPA and your class rank which is determined by your GPA for admissions. So the higher your GPA, the closer to the top of your class you will land.

• So I can brag about it.

• I shouldn't ever think about it.

What grades are used to calculate GPA?

• The student’s GPA is calculated by averaging only test scores.
• The student’s GPA is calculated by averaging the final grades for each course taken.
• The student’s GPA is calculated by averaging the grades of only courses a student passes.
• The student’s GPA is calculated by averaging the final grades courses taken in the senior year.

When do you start earning GPAs?

• Your GPA begins the last day of your freshman

  year.

• Your GPA begins the first day of your senior year.

• Your GPA begins when you start taking high school classes for credit.

• Your GPA begins the first day of your freshman

  year.

Which classes count towards your High School GPA?

• Algebra 1

• Classes taken at Piedmont Technical College

• All of the above

• None of the above

What two tests do you take to be admitted into college?

• SAT

• ACT

• All of the above

• None of the above

What is a perfect score on the SAT

• 600

• 700

• 800

• 1600