Is Wes conversion the same as the grade considered by the colleges?

[Dhruva]

Hey, 

I am trying for a masters in mechanical for the coming fall semester. So for an application to Florida Institute of Technology I had to get my CGPA(7.15 in India) converted by WES to the USA grading system. Accordingly, my score is about 2.87. Which is really low compared to American Standards. And most grad schools do not accept anything below 3.00.

So I'm super worried if that is the case. What I don't understand as that people with CGPA of around 6.7-7.0 have gotten admitted to colleges such as Cincinnati. I want to know if that conversion is what will be directly used by the college for the application. If that is the case, I'm sheesh kebab. 

[fuzzylogician]

Since they asked for it, it seems reasonable to assume that they use it somehow. I don't think anyone here can tell you how one particular admissions committee at one particular department in one particular school makes its decision, that's not something we can know. But if other students with similar backgrounds to yours have been accepted at this school (and others like it), it follows that they know how to read the WES report and how the grade you got really compares to their other applicants. I can't tell you not to worry, but I think I can tell you that this isn't something you can change now, so it's not worth spending too much time worrying about it. There is nothing you can do other than try. 

[Dhruva]

Well the point is 7.15 is pretty high in my university. So let's just wait and see.