Does the grade you get on GradPoint affect your GPA in any way? For example, if I have a GPA of 4.0 but then score an 85% (B) on a course, will this weigh down my 4.0 at all? I’ve scoured the internet for information on this question and nothing seems to turn up, if anyone knows the answer please let me know.

no because you have a 4.0 and you still got a good grade on the assignment so you should be good.

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