Ask a school counselor what the highest GPA is, and she’ll answer with a question of her own: weighted or unweighted? That’s not her dodging the question. That’s the whole answer. 4.0 caps the unweighted scale, full stop. A weighted scale blows past it, usually landing at 5.0. Sometimes higher than that. Most students run … Continue reading What is the Highest GPA? The Real Numbers Behind 4.0, 5.0, and Beyond