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Jessweeee♪
11-12-2008, 01:45 AM
On my latest transcript, my GPA is 84.967 or something. WTF is that on the 4.0 scale? HALP.

Yar
11-12-2008, 01:57 AM
That seems like a FAIL on their behalf. :p

But maybe it's a percentage? 84 is a B, which is a 3.0.

Jessweeee♪
11-12-2008, 02:25 AM
Oh. Then what's a 3.5?

Yar
11-12-2008, 02:30 AM
A- I *think*.

Goldenboko
11-12-2008, 02:48 AM
Mine does that too, my GPA is a 16.75? xDDDDDD

The Summoner of Leviathan
11-12-2008, 03:02 AM
Depends how the university does it since each GP value is assigned differently. Where I go, it is a 4.0 scale and an A- is a 80-84. 85+ is an A, the highest mark, ergo a 4.0.

Yar
11-12-2008, 03:08 AM
Depends how the university does it since each GP value is assigned differently. Where I go, it is a 4.0 scale and an A- is a 80-84. 85+ is an A, the highest mark, ergo a 4.0.Wow. That is a strange way to state GPA. My high school kept it simple. :p

Kirobaito
11-12-2008, 03:31 AM
It's about a 3.4 unweighted.

Weighted, it depends on your Honors/AP classes. Those would be judged on a 5.0 scale.

Jessweeee♪
11-12-2008, 04:40 AM
Gah...you mean I might have to configure this differently for every university I apply to? Why can't we all just have one simple system >.<

rubah
11-12-2008, 05:01 AM
Usually they want your GPA, which means you be like

GPA: 4.12 (4.00 unweighted)

on your resume, or something.

The Summoner of Leviathan
11-12-2008, 07:03 AM
Usually the universities figure it out for themselves. Or that is how it was for me, but Canadian universities might be different.

Ouch!
11-12-2008, 08:01 AM
Just send them your transcript with the 100-point scale. They'll do the conversion themselves most of the time.

Kirobaito
11-12-2008, 10:13 AM
Gah...you mean I might have to configure this differently for every university I apply to? Why can't we all just have one simple system >.<
Because schools like yours use weird systems that aren't on a 4.0 scale. :p

Rye
11-16-2008, 04:01 PM
Mine did that too. My grade on my transcript from HS is like:

99 (93 unweighted)

Tasura
12-01-2008, 06:41 PM
SMU's system is far easier than any of that O_o.

QPA/credit hours taken = GPA

Each letter grade is worth a varying degree of 3 QPA. D = 3, C = 6, B = 9, A = 12, and a +/- .9 for +/- grades, C- = 5.1, A+ = 12.9. Each half year course is 3 credit hours, each full year course is 6 credit hours, so if you get all A+ on 6 half year course you get a GPA of 4.3 (12.9*6/18), which is the highest achievable at my university.

rubah
12-01-2008, 07:28 PM
that's supposed to be easy?

Tasura
12-02-2008, 03:27 PM
Yes, very. Most people don't know how to do it though, since the university tells you everything you need to know anyway, as a matter of fact, I only figured that system out myself as I was making the post. =O

Arc_Master_14
12-03-2008, 04:21 AM
Wow my schools system is very easy. I have 2 B's and 5 A's so unweighted 3.7. One of my B's is and AP class, and two of my A's are Honors so My weighted would be 4.14. By the end of the semester I quite possible could have 4.42 so yea it's cool.

Kirobaito
12-04-2008, 09:34 AM
Wow my schools system is very easy. I have 2 B's and 5 A's so unweighted 3.7. One of my B's is and AP class, and two of my A's are Honors so My weighted would be 4.14. By the end of the semester I quite possible could have 4.42 so yea it's cool.
This is the way all systems should work. *wink*