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Yeah, so I mean that I'm already involved in 3 labs where I've secured really good positions - and so I don't whether putting those (along with summer school courses) would be worth putting on hold just so I can do an NSERC funded project over the summer. Basically, I'm not asking about the quality of the experience - but I'm asking about the technical aspect of it and the "name". Whether it's worth sacrificing other things so i could have "NSERC" on my CV. And yes, NSERC is awared strictly based on GPA - but we are required to find a supervisor before we even apply.

But my school doesn't give out A- So would it make sense for me to convert it to a canadian GPA on a 4.0 using McMasters website and then use SFSU to convert that into an american?

But in that case how would you know whether you're competitive enough for the program? I wanted to approximate my GPA myself so I could compare where I stand with my grades compared to the stats for the university

Is there some chart or general GPA outline for american schools that I could use to get a closer approximation? Or does every school in the US also have their own grading system?

But at my school we don't use %'s, so final grades are based on letter grades which are translated to numbers. The letter grades are within a 10% interval. So for example if I receive an A in a course it could be anywhere between 80-89 - which would translate to a 8.0 on a 9-point scale. So I could divide my GPA lets say 8.13/9 (the cumulative total of all my grades) and get a % but would that estimate be at all even considerably accurate, since some schools give out only A- and A and others give out only A and A+ ? With regards to the credentials service - were you able to use it once for all the schools you decided to apply to? And was this only for schools in the US?

I'm interested in Clinical Neuropsychology - The clinical lab I work in is funded both by CIHR and NSERC. What I mean is that I can't commit to the program, but I'm trying to figure out whether it the future it would be worth while to set some labs/summer plans aside and apply for the NSERC, or whether it won't make as much of a difference if the quality of the research I have been doing as a regular research assistant (paid and voluntary) will be more emphasized. Is NSERC thought to be a factor that stands out an applicant from others? Or will the quality of research I have been doing at other labs (ie: the kind of duties, whether or not I've been published, whether or not I've been doing independent projects and heavily involved in data collection, analysis and writeups) be the main focus? (Regardless of whether it was an NSERC funded project or not)

I'm sure this has been asked around but I couldn't find any direct answers anywhere. In Canada, all schools have their own GPA scale (some on a 9 point, others on 4, etc.) This chart has been suggested as a way to convert GPA's to the 4 point scale for Canadian Schools: http://studentsuccess.mcmaster.ca/students/tools/gpa-conversion-chart.html How would I go about converting my grades to an American scale? When applying to grad school is there a standardized way of doing this? I'm just very confused with regards to how the process works. Is it the applicants responsibility to provide a conversion of your grades if your university followed a different system?

Hi, I'm an undergrad and I was wondering whether graduate schools in psych (emphasis on clinical) tend to distinguish NSERC research awards from regular research. More specifically, I'm being paid by my school for one of my research positions at one of my labs. If I'm seriously involved in a few labs for a consistent number of years, would I be equally as competitive as someone who held an NSERC position over the summer? (To clarify, I don't have time to apply for NSERC because I need to take summer courses most years, and I'm involved in a few other labs that I wouldn't want to put on hold/drop) Thank you!

It really depends on the field you're looking to get into

For Psychology Graduate Programs (USA and Canada), do they look at your 4 year overall GPA. Or your GPA from your last 2 years?