What does GPA mean? I know it sounds dumb...

Question

I know this is going to sound awfully stupid, but I've always been in the dark about the meaning of GPA. I know it means grade point average, but does GPA only refer to your senior year? or Junior? Or all four years added up and then averaged? 0.o Thanks

Answer 1

It is all four years added up, then average. For example, let's say you had a 2.8,3.0, 3.8, and a 4.0 for each grade level completed. For your entire four years of high school, your grade point average would be a 3.33.  

Answer 2

Grade point average

Answer 3

grade point average,  it adds up over all 4 years

A= 4 points

b= 3 points

c= 2 points

d= 1 point

f=0 points

if you add up your grades based on the point system above and divide by the number of grades you have your GPA.

Answer 4

In my experience your GPA is all of your grades you have earned over the course of school enrollment in a particular school (i.e. high school or college).  Your school may have a yearly or semester GPA and then an overall GPA (my guess however is that they just go by an overall GPA.)

Answer 5

it means grade point average. It is used in almost every grade. If your gpa is 4.0, u have all A's.3.0=means B's. 2.0 C's and so on. It can be confusing but u should have it as high as possible if u want nice grades.