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Name: _______________________

Date: ________________________

Period: ______________________

Introduction (Write / Type answers)

If you have Internet access, you may use the Internet as directed by the teacher. If not, follow your teacher’s directions for how to work in groups.

1. GPA stands for – GRADE POINT AVERAGE

2. Your GPA is (Explain what it is in your own words)—The average of quality points earned based on grades received in my classes (A=4 pts, B=3 pts, C=2 pts, F=0 pts).

3. 3 things my High School GPA will be used for include (in groups as teacher directs you)--

• Financial Aid eligibility (Scholarships, Loans, Grants)—H.O.P.E.

• College Admission

• Hiring decisions made by my potential employers

• Car insurance rates

• Other answers may vary but still be correct

Activity

NOTE: This activity can be done without the use of a computer, however, if students have access to a computer lab and a shared network drive, please follow the instructions below.

1. Open the GPA Worksheet(if you have access to a shared network drive and save to your student file location.

2. In the quality points column, put a 4 for an A, a 3 for a B, a 2 for a C and 0 for an F. Colleges give you 1 for a D (60 – 69), but high schools don’t.

3. After typing in all the quality points, click the blue box beside 9th grade Semester 1, then click the arrow of the[pic] Button and choose “Average”—Click and drag the first 4 cells under “quality points” (first 4 only) and press Enter. This is your GPA after one semester of high school.

4. Now—Click the next blue box beside 9th grade Semester 2, click the[pic] button and choose “Average” and drag the 4 cells under quality points for 9th grade Sem 2.

5. Next – Click in each blue box and average the quality points for each semester as you did in the instructions above.

6. When finished, save to your Student drive and follow the teacher’s directions for what to do when finished.

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