Converting British grades to GPA?
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on 8/19/08 at 10:31pm
Hi guys, I'm an American who's looking to returning to work in the States after graduating from the LSE.
So far I have a 2:1 average score, and I was just wondering if I should put that on my resume, post my individual grades, (I did better than a 2:1 in econometrics but worse in micro) or convert my 2:1 to a GPA. Thing is, I looked all over the LSE website and couldn't find a definite equal GPA.
Thanks for any help!





I had the same problem and I
I had the same problem and I just wrote my UK degree classification but really unless the person reviewing the resume is familiar with the different grading system I don't think there is any way to accurately convert it. In the UK, 2.1 or above just acts as a threshold thats usually good enough for all but the most competitive places but really it covers a huge spectrum of students so a conversion to GPA would be misleading. Having said that, I think the link below gives a reasonable idea what the range should be like and a good 2.1 should be more or less an A- in the US.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/usa-education-adviso...
Also at the LSE. I would
Also at the LSE.
I would just put the class you graduate - distinction or merit. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a 2.1 is equal to merit and a 2.2 is distinction.
I thought that a First was
I thought that a First was merit, 2.1 distinction and 2.2 pass?
No
3rd is a pass.
No 'pass' is a pass. 3rd is
No 'pass' is a pass. 3rd is better, then 2.2, 2.1, then first.
2.1 should be 3.6-ish, depending on the strength of the 2.1.
You're right newbie, see below:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/graduateTeachingAss...
not the right course, but the structure is the same.
2.1 could be anything from
2.1 could be anything from 3.0 to 3.7, since basically anyone in roughly the top half of the class gets a 2.1. For graduate programs the requirement for UK students is a 2.1, while the requirement for US students is 3.5. So perhaps that's a reasonable rough equivalency.
Does any one know how to
Does any one know how to convert a dutch grades into a US GPA ? Is there a formula for it?
I would put 2.1, no need for
I would put 2.1, no need for converting cuz you cant. If you are determined to convert then go with 3.5 or 3.6, LSE considers 3.7 to be a low first.
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