Weighted vs Unweighted GPA
Unweighted GPA caps at 4.0 and ignores course difficulty. Weighted GPA can reach 5.0 by adding points for honors, AP, and IB classes.
The GPA vs CGPA cluster helps students avoid the most common application mistake: treating every average as the same number. These articles compare semester GPA, cumulative GPA, CGPA, SGPA, weighted GPA, unweighted GPA, and percentage systems with side-by-side examples. Use this category when an application asks for one metric but your transcript uses another.
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Unweighted GPA caps at 4.0 and ignores course difficulty. Weighted GPA can reach 5.0 by adding points for honors, AP, and IB classes.
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