I go to a school in Canada that gives grades on a 12 point scale. My current major average is 9.5/12, which is a bit above a B+ according to my university. What does this translate to on the 4 point scale? I'm trying to get an idea of where I'm at in comparison to all the Americans I'm seeing posting and can't really figure it out. If I divide by 3, I only get 3.17 which seems low to me as most people here seem to have a 3.5+. Maybe I'm just a bit naive to how high everybody's marks are...
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Here is the scale that is commonly used:
A: 4.0 A-: 3.7 B+: 3.3 B: 3.0 B-:2.7 C+: 2.3 C: 2.0 C-: 1.7 D+:1.3 D: 1.0
You take the grade in each class, and convert it accordingly. You then take the average. Some classes are weighted higher/lower than others, so take that into account as well.
Wow, so I'm probably at about a 3.4 right now. That's pretty insane that the difference between a 3.3 and a 3.7 is such a small margin.
It seems by the 12 point scale you go to mac, in which case a 9.5 gets you on the Deans Honor List.....that said you would have a 3.5
actually ud find that the key differentiating factor is between B+ and A- as it is 0.4, compared to A- to A which is only 0.3. Thats why normally if u have two subjects one is a B+ and another is an A-, should spend more effort kicking the B+ to an A- than an A- to an A.... just my $0.02
No... a B+ is actually 3.3333333 and an A- is a 3.66666666667 and an A is 4.0... as you should report GPA to 2 digits on your resume anyway, there is no difference between B+ to A- and A- to A.
ah..k.. i stand corrected.. cos in my school they don't round it like that
I'm pretty interested in the UK to US GPA conversion. I have a 2:1 (higher second) and a 63.5% average from university. I've been told that than translates to a GPA of between 3.4 and 3.6 but I'm not sure how the MBA schools do the conversion.
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Canadian to American GPA Conversions (Originally Posted: 10/21/2011)
Each site has given me different answers. Does anyone on WSO know the accurate conversion of Canadian and American GPAs? My school uses a 12-point scale.
I'm not sure about the conversion but I remember reading that Canada gpa's are rounded up when converted to US. Is that right?
What scale does your school use?
12-point. Different sites/forums have given me different answers when converted.
http://studentsuccess.mcmaster.ca/resources/gpa-conversion-chart.html
@Bollinger, I saw that but numerous others give you different results.
Do you guys know if Dr.D is right: "Canada gpa's are rounded up when converted to US"?
If you are applying to American schools I heard that every university will have their own way of looking at grades. But in reality you can't deviate much from 9 = 3.3, 12 = 4.0. If it's somewhere in the middle, they might round up in US, since some classes in Canadian unis just don't give A's. On numerous occasions I was one of the best students in class with a B+. However I can't state that Canadian universities are harder, maybe my class including me are just a bunch of morons :). Also if your gpa is below 3.0 don't count on any difference in grading systems to help you.
I'm sure there is some office at Laurier that helps you do it... look into student services
Check with your school's office/career management/etc. It varies pending on the school - best to get informed straight from the source.
Should I put my converted to US GPA on my resume instead of the Canadian one? (My US GPA is higher than my Canadian GPA. Canadian is also on 4.0 scale but calculated differently)
Canadian GPAs (Originally Posted: 03/10/2007)
For any Canadians on the board, how did you convert your % grades in University to GPA when applying for IB jobs?
McGill gives you a GPA...
Which uni do you go to?!
I'm at Waterloo for engineering.
There is a website out there that does this conversion. If I recall, it's part of one of the university sites (I'm leaning towards McMaster). This is what I used. The site essentially converts GPAs from any Canadian university or college.
Thanks, I found it.
http://www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/pdf/c_omsas_b.pdf
monkeyface: could you post the website you found? I'm in the same boat too.
do you know a site that does the same for Australian uni's.
Thanks.
Here's the McMaster one I found
http://careers.mcmaster.ca/students/education-planning/virtual-resource…
Not sure about the Australian universities though.
Canadian Percentage to gpa (Originally Posted: 06/24/2010)
So I have finished my second year at Queen's University Business School and I currently have a 74 average, which I am not too pleased about because it has significantly dropped from last year. But I was wondering how to convert that to gpa, because in the coming year I will be applying for finance internships, leaning away from IB and more towards corporate, and I want to see if I have any realistic chance of getting an offer.
http://careers.mcmaster.ca/students/education-planning/virtual-resource…
Use that chart, Queen's is in column 3. You have to recalculate by converting each individual grade to one of the numbers and then average those marks. For example you can't simply say you have a 74 so that equals a 3.0, it could actually be higher or lower than this depending on how your marks are skewed.
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I would start focusing on network real hard my friend. Is a 74 not below average at Queen's? 82+ Is usually BB level at Queen's. I would say anyway you calculate your GPA is on the low side. Great thing is Queen's has tons of friendly alums.
Thank you very much for your responses. If I am applying for jobs in New York City (live close to there) will companies understand my percentage grades? Since there is no real easy and correct conversion. And is gpa a big factor for internships in corporate finance?
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