[ConjunctionJunction]

"Josh Allmon graduated from East Wake High with a 5.31 GPA."

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I didn't know GPAs went that high.

[txnativegop]

I thought GPA topped out at 4.0?

[hal ogen]

Grade inflation.

[HamiltonJay]

GPA’s are a joke these days...

Long ago were the 4.0 was perfect, now they get classes with higher numbers to bring up averages, etc etc...

The public school system as a whole is a joke.

[pepsi_junkie]

I didn't know GPAs went that high.

Mine sure didn't so I figured it was impossible.

[Darteaus94025]

Me neither. Of course, there’s good reason that I wouldn’t know ho high GPAs go.

[irishjuggler]

I’ve heard of schools tacking on 1.0 points to the 4.0 scale for honors/A.P. courses. And some schools add 0.333 points for a ‘+’ (and subtract 0.333 for a ‘-’). If that’s what’s going on, to get 5.31, this kid may have had nearly straight A+ in all honors/A.P. courses.

[AppyPappy]

IIRC 4.0 for HS, Another point for community college, another point for college.

[southernindymom]

With AP (advanced placement) classes, they are weighted so worth more. An A in an AP class is worth more than an A in a regular class because it is harder. The student also earns college credits. So it’s possible to have higher than a 4.0 GPA

[taxcontrol]

Many High Schools have adopted a range of 1-5 for AP or college level classes. Others often will include additional credits for extra curricular work.

[RedMonqey]

I didn't know GPAs went that high.

My niece will probably get a "5.31 GPA" or higher.

She takes all there advanced classes and gets perfect grades plus whatever extra credit. No grade inflation, she is wicked smart(she can debate with her much older uncles, me and my brother who has a Dr of Education)

She whines when she doesn't get a "100+" on a Latin test.(Really giiiirl, take that and run..FAST!) I kid my younger sister that her kid must be part alien(her father is dumb as a box of rocks)We are very proud of her!

[ottbmare]

I went to a major state university. This was 35 years ago. Marks went from 0 to 5.

In high school we had marks up to 4.0, but it was possible to get above 4.0 by taking college courses as a high school student.

[rb22982]

AP classes are and have been worth up to 6.0 for ~30 years, honors/AG classes are 5.0 and regular classes 4.0.

[EDINVA]

Our schools give an extra .5 to students who take and pass the AP exam. Clearly this kid had a lot of AP classes. AP are college level and should be given some extra credit vs the school class.

AND it saves mom and dad $ in the long run. My kid entered college as a 2nd year because of APs, and got all the basic classes out of the way in h.s. Makes college graduation a bit cheaper OR lets a student take on an extra major or two.