Learn How To Calculate Your Grade Point Average

Grade Point Average (GPA) is a system used to determine how good a person’s total grades are; a high school student’s GPA will be used by colleges and universities to decide whether or not the school should admit that student, while workplaces will use a college student’s GPA to help find out whether or not to hire him/her.

Although the formula for calculating GPA is identical right across the board, various schools will use various measurements; for instance a 3.33 GPA might be a grade B in some schools whereas in others it would possibly be a B-, therefore to find an individual’s GPA you will have to know the standard which one’s school uses.

Right across the board nevertheless, a 4.0 GPA is an A and a 0.0 GPA is an F; for the purpose of argument let us say that the measurement is as follows: A = 4.0, A- = 3.67, B+ = 3.33, B = 3.0, B- = 2.67, C+ = 2.33, C = 2.0, C- = 1.67, D+ = 1.33, D = 1.0, D- = .67, F = 0.0

Now, in the event that one does 3 courses in a semester and gets an A, a B- and a C+, to determine the GPA we would add them together and divide the overall total by the number of classes completed; so 4.0 + 2.67 + 2.33 = 9/3 = 3. Therefore this individual’s GPA for the semester is 3.0, meaning that he/she would possess a B average.

To find a person’s overall GPA – that is one’s GPA for the total period he/she has been in school rather than only for one semester, the process is the same; determine the GPA for each semester, add them together and then divide by the amount of courses which have been done, this will tell the overall GPA. A quick and simple alternative in the event that you are not sure about how to do the calculations is to use one of the GPA calculators provided on the internet which will give the accurate averages for you when you put in the needed information.

As stated previously, one’s GPA at both the high school and university level is very important; a high school student with a low GPA might not be able to get admitted into a good university without good grades. For example, let us look at how to become a surgeon.

First of all becoming a surgeon calls for a firm foundation in the sciences that must be begun in high school and continued through college; to be admitted into medical school a person will moreover need to achieve a 4 year bachelor’s degree and a minimum 3.0 GPA. In the event that one’s grades in the sciences are borderline or he/she is not able to keep up his/her GPA then he/she will not be permitted to practice a career as a surgeon.

Though this is only a lone case, keeping up good grades and a high GPA is just as significant in all other career picks which a person makes.

Revision Tips

For millions of students throughout the UK the beginning of the year sees the start of the exam season that will lead up to the final exams taking place in the summer.

Northampton College have kindly provided these handy revision tips for students

1. Prepare your area of work to make sure you have everything you need, such as snacks and drinks so you do not have an excuse to keep stopping your revision.

2. Think positively, decide what it is you want to achieve within the first ten minutes of your revision and concentrate on achieving this. After the first ten minutes of revision reward yourself with a ten minute break. Stick to this rule, gradually increasing the time you revise for and reduce the length of your break.

3. During your break, leave your work area completely. During this time you should relax and give your brain a rest. When you return to revising try to keep all distractions away from your work area, such as having the TV turned off.

4. Be well prepared, organise your revision timetable alongside your exams.

5. Cover several subject areas starting with the subjects you don’t enjoy so you avoid skipping them altogether.

6. Spend time answering questions from previous exam papers.

7. The night before the exam check to make sure you have everything you need and check what will be supplied for you by the School or College

8. Make sure you don’t have two exams at the same time!

9. Don’t try to cram in revision the night before.

10. In the exam room, focus on what you need to do, you could also take some sugary sweets to help boost your energy.

11. Read all the instructions and questions very carefully and allocate time according to the mark given. If one question carries 40 marks and the other 20 marks, allocate twice as long to the 40 mark question than the lees important 20 mark question.

12. If you run out of time then don’t panic, you can still be awarded points by writing notes on how you would have answered the question.

13. Once the exam is over, don’t worry there is nothing you can do now, look to the next exam and keep positive!

To all of you revising for A levels in Northampton or anywhere else in the country, good luck!