ohheygradschool Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Why not? I had originally started lower, but it wouldn't let me add any more poll options than this. So apologies to the 3.0 and below crowd (sincerely). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragynally Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 3.3 and proud!! Especially when I started my college career w/ a 1.6! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderpete Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I think it shakes out to 4.0 - kind of hard to transfer the UK marking system to GPA though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma2003 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 3.71 The social sciences did me in. Every b and c I've gotten have been in them. My hat is off to all of you who can figure them out. Of course, this is all moot now as my current school does creit/ no credit. which in some ways is great, but is really not great in some other ways, like this application process. I have to say i wish they graded, because it would put me a little better off than I was, competitively speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I think it shakes out to 4.0 - kind of hard to transfer the UK marking system to GPA though. UK equivalent of a 4.0 would be a very, very high first. 75% or better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderpete Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 UK equivalent of a 4.0 would be a very, very high first. 75% or better. What would a 3.9 be? I'm currently on 74. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 What would a 3.9 be? I'm currently on 74. It's really dependent on the department reading your application...I was just speaking from what I've noticed and heard while studying in the US and UK. 74 is very good and nobody will care what exact GPA it correlates to. It's like the difference between an A and A+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgey Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I think there was another GPA poll a few weeks ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderpete Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 It's really dependent on the department reading your application...I was just speaking from what I've noticed and heard while studying in the US and UK. 74 is very good and nobody will care what exact GPA it correlates to. It's like the difference between an A and A+. Thanks a lot That's the first time I've heard an actual description of what my marks mean in terms of GPA, I wasn't sure if it could be as low as 3.5 as in the USA they do the whole marking over 90% thing. Hopefully a good GPA will go some way to balance out my 610Q 690V GRE which had me fearing quantitative disaster (even though I'm a qualitative guy!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreams Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I think there was another GPA poll a few weeks ago... Yep most certainly was. This one appears to be a little more broken down though. Here is the old poll: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14725 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlattheHelm Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I have a 3.75 GPA. I've always considered it kind of lame; it doesn't take much for me to get an A+ and I could have had a 4.0 - but the downgrades I have had are due to the need for an attitude adjustment. There are some professor's I'll go out of my way to please and others, well, if I have them tomorrow I'll probably drink another pint, or four, skip class and tack on a point to my very wanting 0.25 Social GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feisty Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Graduated with a 3.60, but was steadily around 3.50 until my very last semester senior year. Might have been higher had Russian not been my language, but probably not. I worried about it when I was considering law school a few years ago, but I really don't think it's too important now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Rising Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 3.9 undergrad...3.7 Grad (MA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patapata Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I have a 3.75 GPA. I've always considered it kind of lame; it doesn't take much for me to get an A+ and I could have had a 4.0 - but the downgrades I have had are due to the need for an attitude adjustment. There are some professor's I'll go out of my way to please and others, well, if I have them tomorrow I'll probably drink another pint, or four, skip class and tack on a point to my very wanting 0.25 Social GPA. Wow, you are absolutely right about the need for an attitude adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohheygradschool Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yep most certainly was. This one appears to be a little more broken down though. Here is the old poll: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14725 Whoops! I forgot about that one. I had even voted in it too. Oh well. More data! yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlattheHelm Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Wow, you are absolutely right about the need for an attitude adjustment. Is there an echo? 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfect Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Thanks a lot That's the first time I've heard an actual description of what my marks mean in terms of GPA, I wasn't sure if it could be as low as 3.5 as in the USA they do the whole marking over 90% thing. Hopefully a good GPA will go some way to balance out my 610Q 690V GRE which had me fearing quantitative disaster (even though I'm a qualitative guy!). When I studied abroad in England, they advised my US college to consider a First an A and an Upper Second an A-, Lower Second a B+/B (depending on how high) etc. Of course, my US college didn't award the A+ grade, but I'd generally see a 70 as a 3.8, and a 74 just on the 3.9/4.0 boundary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miratrix Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Whoa, this poll shows that the current forum population has a bit higher grades than the one a couple months ago, if I remember accurately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Whoa, this poll shows that the current forum population has a bit higher grades than the one a couple months ago, if I remember accurately. We also can't be sure everyone is telling the truth, though there's no reason to lie since it's anonymous. Nonetheless, people still lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreams Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 We also can't be sure everyone is telling the truth, though there's no reason to lie since it's anonymous. Nonetheless, people still lie. Nah cut em some slack Dubs! We have a lot of new members here lately and who knows, maybe they are GPA superstars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponja Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 When I studied abroad in England, they advised my US college to consider a First an A and an Upper Second an A-, Lower Second a B+/B (depending on how high) etc. Of course, my US college didn't award the A+ grade, but I'd generally see a 70 as a 3.8, and a 74 just on the 3.9/4.0 boundary. What would you say about a 67 at Imperial, mechanical engineering. Still a shot for a masters at the big names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 What would you say about a 67 at Imperial, mechanical engineering. Still a shot for a masters at the big names? "Chancing" people for graduate programs is near impossible, but a 67 is still respectable and Imperial is arguably the best university for technical fields in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponja Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 "Chancing" people for graduate programs is near impossible, but a 67 is still respectable and Imperial is arguably the best university for technical fields in the UK. Yeah was mostly wondering what the gpa conversion would be and basically if it was a grade that would be acceptable to the top unis. I know that it comes down to research, SOP and fit but first that GRE and gpa barrier has to be passed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfect Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I'd guess that 67 converts to around a 3.6, which should get by any GPA cutoffs. Plus there's the rest of your application, you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponja Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I'd guess that 67 converts to around a 3.6, which should get by any GPA cutoffs. Plus there's the rest of your application, you know... thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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