diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/base.lisp b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/base.lisp
index 15ee7bf..f02c553 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/base.lisp
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/base.lisp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
                                 ("class" "notification chip")
                                 (text "GPA 🐇"))
                             (span
-                                (text "{{ gpa }}")))
+                                (text "{{ gpa|round(method=\"floor\", precision=2) }}")))
                         (text "{% if not profile.settings.private_last_seen or is_self or is_helper %}")
                         (div
                             ("class" "w-full flex justify-between items-center")
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs
index df0eea4..67ee0dd 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs
@@ -665,9 +665,9 @@ pub async fn get_user_gpa_request(
     let gpa = data.calculate_user_gpa(id).await;
     return Json(ApiReturn {
         ok: true,
-        message: if gpa >= 3 {
+        message: if gpa >= 3.0 {
             "cool".to_string()
-        } else if gpa >= 4 {
+        } else if gpa >= 4.0 {
             "extraordinary".to_string()
         } else {
             "ok".to_string()
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs b/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
index 997f9ff..5bda172 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     /// of at least 0.6.
     ///
     /// GPA is calculated based on the user's last 250 posts.
-    pub async fn calculate_user_gpa(&self, id: usize) -> usize {
+    pub async fn calculate_user_gpa(&self, id: usize) -> f32 {
         // just for note, this is SUPER bad for performance... which is why we
         // only calculate this when it expires in the cache (every week)
         if let Some(cached) = self.0.1.get(format!("atto.user.gpa:{}", id)).await {
@@ -528,18 +528,18 @@ impl DataManager {
         // ...
         let conn = match self.0.connect().await {
             Ok(c) => c,
-            Err(_) => return 0,
+            Err(_) => return 0.0,
         };
 
         let res = query_rows!(
             &conn,
-            &format!("SELECT * FROM posts WHERE owner = $1 ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 250",),
+            &format!("SELECT * FROM posts WHERE owner = $1 ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 50"),
             &[&(id as i64)],
             |x| { Self::get_post_from_row(x) }
         );
 
         if res.is_err() {
-            return 0;
+            return 0.0;
         }
 
         // ...
@@ -550,8 +550,12 @@ impl DataManager {
         let posts = res.unwrap();
 
         for post in posts {
-            if (post.likes == 0 && post.dislikes == 0) | ((post.likes + post.dislikes) < 5) {
-                // post has no likes or dislikes (or has too few reactions)... doesn't count
+            if post.likes == 0 && post.dislikes == 0 {
+                // post has no likes or dislikes... doesn't count
+                if good_posts > 8 {
+                    good_posts -= 1; // we're going to say this is a bad post because it isn't liked enough
+                }
+
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -574,14 +578,15 @@ impl DataManager {
             // }
         }
 
-        let gpa = ((good_posts as f32 / real_posts_count as f32) * 4.0).round() as usize;
+        let gpa = (good_posts as f32 / real_posts_count as f32) * 4.0;
+        let gpa_rounded = format!("{gpa:.2}").parse::<f32>().unwrap();
 
         self.0
             .1
-            .set(format!("atto.user.gpa:{}", id), gpa.to_string())
+            .set(format!("atto.user.gpa:{}", id), gpa_rounded.to_string())
             .await;
 
-        gpa
+        gpa_rounded
     }
 
     /// Get all replies from the given user (from most recent).