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Posted on January 13, 2011 How is valedictorian chosen? I have heard it has to do with GPA but that doesn't seem fair to accelerated students whose classes are not weighted. (They might get a slightly lower grade than someone in a regular class but will still be learning more difficult material) The class rank does take into account the weighted GPA.
Posted on March 10, 2011 What kind of grades are necessary to be in the 95th percentile of your graduating class??
It is difficult to say since each class is different. Historically these students who are in the top 5% of their graduating class have GPAs in the mid to high 90s.
Posted on February 9, 2009 A couple questions about class rank--When is it determined/received? What is in the form of a percent or your actual number out of 800 or so students? Do you receive just your number or is it presented in a big list of all students? When are valedictorian and salutatorian determined?
Students receive their rank for the purposes of their college applications in the fall of the senior year and get an actual number as to where they place in their class, not a percent. A big list is not distributed. The salutatorian and valedictorian are selected in the spring of the senior year.
Posted on March 23, 2010 When does the final class rank information for seniors come out? And is class rank weighted?
Posted on April 10, 2008 When will high school juniors be officially notified of their class rank that includes weighting for college application purposes? Will it be sent home in writing?
The transcript, including class rank, is finalized in the early fall of the senior year and is mailed home.
Posted on July 15, 2009 Regarding class rank calculation: I understand weighted averaging in that a grade in an AP course gets multiplied by 1.06. But how do extra classes fit in the GPA calculation? In other words kids in the accelerated program will take more classes than the normal curriculum. Is that factored into class rank?
That is factored into the GPA (grade point average) that is used to determine class rank.
Posted on July 20, 2009 I am sure that this question has been asked, but I cannot seem to find it in the archives: when does the class rank come out? And does it also include the the first semester of the senior year also?
The final rank for the purpose of college applications is finalized in October. The rank is not updated throughout the year on the transcript, although the grades obtained in the courses being taken are listed on the transcript.
Posted on October 7, 2009 OK, when grades are weighted for rank, can they weighted to over 100? Or if grades are weighted, is 100 the maximum grade possible with weight?
Posted on November 30, 2009 How do you get a current GPA and class rank?
Posted on June 19, 2009 Do you do class rankings for underclassmen? If so, where could I find them?
No.
Posted on January 29, 2009 How can you know what your GPA is, weighted and unweighted, on a 4.0 scale?
There is no real way to replicate it. A school would have to adopt a grading scale of 1.0 to 4.0 and then set the weights after that for each declination. Basically, you could say a GPA of 90 or better is a 3.5 and it moves up as percent grade goes up, but there really is no easy way to do it.
Posted on January 29, 2009 What is the average GPA for a student to be in the top %10-%50 in their class?
The average unweighted GPA for a student to be in the top 50% is approximately 85%.
Posted on April 2, 2009 Is is true that you get honors weight in your cumulative grade point average if you are in a music ensemble that you had to audition for? (example: Choraliers, Mostly A Capella, Jazz groups...)
No. AP Music Theory is the only honors weighted music class.
Posted on April 24, 2009 What is the difference between accelerated math and honors math? How is it determined which class a student will be in? Are they "weighted" differently on the report card?
Accelerated means a grade ahead. Honors is an enriched version of the grade level course. Teachers make the recommendation. They are both weighted for class rank, but not for grade point average. To see how they are weighted go to BOE policy 7223.
Posted on June 2, 2009 I read the info regarding certain classes having a weighted grade when calculating grade point and class rank. How come Technology classes, such as Project Lead The Way where RIT credit is earned, are not weighted?
The district's regulation states that: All Honors courses (and accelerated courses for eighth graders only) will be weighted by a multiplier of 1.03. All AP (Advanced Placement), SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance), and SUNY courses will be weighted by a multiplier of 1.06. However, per policy, the weighting is only used to determine class rank - not report card grades. Any questions about a specific program should be directed a student's HS counselor.
Posted on August 5, 2010 The students who receive medals for 95 and above averages--is that weighted? If not why not?
Posted on February 21, 2008 When considering class rank, are more advance honors classes given a higher placement than lower level classes?
Posted on February 2, 2010 Is it better to have a 100 in regular classes or a 90 in honors classes such as world cult/world lit?
Generally speaking, if you were recommended to be in an honors class, that is where you should be! Remember, the rank is weighted at 1.03 for an honors course. I would suggest that you speak with your school counselor, especially about your post high school goals.
Posted on February 2, 2010 What is the difference between an AP and honors course? And how are they weighted compared to a regular level course? please answer, thank you! :)
An AP course is a challenging course administered through the College Board and is scored on a 1-5 basis. Colleges will award college credit based on the student's score, and each college has its own guidelines for what they will accept. AP courses are weighted by a factor of 1.06 for rank. Honors courses are weighted 1.03 for rank, and are usually locally developed. They are challenging courses as well. For more details, please see your school counselor.
Posted on February 6, 2008 I believe accelerated/honors classes increase a student's GPA/ranking by a certain amount--by how much? Does each accelerated class provide their own curve?
Accelerated/honors classes are not weighted for the Grade Point Average (GPA). They are weighted for the class rank. All honors courses (and accelerated courses for eighth graders only) will be weighted by a multiplier of 1.03. All AP (advanced placement), SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance), and SUNY courses will be weighted by a multiplier of 1.06.
Posted on February 7, 2008 How come grades can't be weighted when applying for National Honor Society?
The new board policy to weight grades for class rank began with the class of 2008. While there has been much discussion about whether or not to weight grades for other recognitions, at this point it is only done for class rank.
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