sqrt Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Does anybody know how to convert percentage averages to GPAs for grad school purposes? I'm from a Canadian university where we're on a 100% grading scale. There's an official percentage-to-letter grade conversion (80% = A-, 73 = B, etc) but no official conversion to 4.0 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesotan Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Does your prospective university use a straight letter grade (a, b, c, d, f) or a +/- system (a-, b+, etc.)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqrt Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 I believe they use a +/- system. (does it matter?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesotan Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 There are more 4.0s in a straight letter grade system, but in a +/- system, average GPA rises. I would be careful doing any sort of conversion from one system to another. Better to list your per centum score, and let the adcoms figure it out. They aren't completely daft (all the time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlife Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Most application forms specifically note that you should not convert your grades. Even if they do not state that, I would not convert them. For example, British grading in polsci is on a percentage scale, but, and this is a big but, in contrast to the Sciences, noone gets 100%. An A starts with 70%, which makes a conversion somewhat difficult. The Canadian system must be well-known to US profs and admissions people. I would not worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesotan Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Yeah. And Canadian universities give out "E" grades, too (at least they do where I'm studying, though I would shoot myself if I ever saw one on my transcript). Anyway, I agree with the others. Don't convert unless requested; and if you do convert, write out your method and justification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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