Hi all, I have a 3.5 GPA and I'd like to know what equivalent letter grade that would be. Can anyone shed some light on this?
A GPA of 3.5 generally equates to a letter grade of 'B+' or 'A-'. However, this varies depending on the grading scale used.
The most frequently used grading scale is the 4.0 scale, where:
- A (excellent) = 4.0
- B (above average) = 3.0
- C (average) = 2.0
- D (below average) = 1.0
- F (failing) = 0
In this scale, a 3.5 GPA falls between a 'B' and an 'A'. However, to get a more precise conversion, some schools use a plus/minus system. In that system:
- A = 4.0
- A- = 3.7
- B+ = 3.3
- B = 3.0
- B- = 2.7
- and so on...
In the plus/minus system, a 3.5 GPA would approximate to an 'A-' or 'B+'. But, remember that GPA considers all your grades from all classes, and you could have a mix of 'A' and 'B' grades (even some 'C's possibly!) to end up with a 3.5 GPA.
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