{"id":"dat-hs-weighted-gpa-check","audience":"high-school","category":"data","technique":"context","title":"Work out your weighted GPA with honors and AP bumps","free":false,"task":"You want to check your semester GPA before a scholarship form. Your school adds 1 point for AP classes and 0.5 for Honors, and PE is pass/fail so it doesn't count. Write exactly 5 numbered lines, one per counted class, each showing letter = points + bump = total, then one unnumbered last line: GPA: sum ÷ 5 = X. Plain text, under 80 words.","materialLabel":"Your report card (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"FALL SEMESTER REPORT CARD - Westfield High, Grade 11\nStudent: Jordan M.\n\nCourse | Level | Grade\nAP Biology | AP | B\nEnglish 11 | Honors | A\nAlgebra II | Regular | B\nU.S. History | Regular | A\nSpanish II | Regular | C\nPhysical Education | Regular | A\n\nGrade points: A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0\n\nTeacher comments:\n- AP Biology: \"Strong lab reports, test scores improving.\"\n- Spanish II: \"Missing two vocab quizzes; can make up by Jan 15.\"\n- English 11: \"Excellent essay on The Great Gatsby.\"\n\nAttendance: 2 absences, 1 tardy.\nNext semester: AP Chem waitlist, position 4.\n\nFile notes:\n- Shared with the team in the usual folder.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":5},{"type":"plainText"},{"type":"maxWords","max":80}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not giving your school's rules","why":"The AI doesn't know your school's bumps or that PE is pass/fail, so it gives an unweighted 3.33.","fix":"Add: \"AP adds 1, Honors adds 0.5, PE doesn't count.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Not asking to see the work","why":"A bare GPA is hard to check before it goes on a form.","fix":"Add a line to copy: \"1. AP Biology: B = 3 + 1 = 4\"","checks":["r0","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Getting advice instead of a number","why":"The AI adds tips about Spanish makeup quizzes.","fix":"Add: \"End with GPA: sum ÷ 5 = X. Nothing else.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it goes","why":"AI loves markdown tables and bold, which show up as clutter in a scholarship form.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, headings or tables.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Gives the bump rules","patterns":["ap.{0,20}(1|one)","honors.{0,20}(0?\\.5|half)","weight"]},{"label":"Leaves out PE","patterns":["pe\\b|phys","pass/fail|pass-fail"]},{"label":"Asks to show the math","patterns":["show (the |your )?(math|work)","x \\$|\\bx\\b.{0,10}=","calculation","step"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no (headings|tables)"]}],"hint":"Every school weights GPA differently. Tell the AI your school's rules, and ask it to show each class's points.","rubricLabels":["Adds the bumps: AP Biology B = 3 + 1 = 4 and Honors English A = 4 + 0.5 = 4.5","Leaves PE out entirely, and the other lines are Algebra II 3, U.S. History 4, Spanish II 2","The last line gives GPA: 17.5 ÷ 5 = 3.5, with no intro or study tips"]}