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GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 06:40
For your resume for the application process (or anything else), what is the proper rounding method for GPA? My cummulative GPA is 3.76 so of course it's in my best interest to round up to 3.8. However I don't want to feel like I'm cheating or giving myself extra points by doing so.

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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 07:37
I think a 3.8 is fine for you in my opinion.
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 07:46
don't round up
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 08:31
I'd just list 3.76 . Why bother rounding when its that high anyway?
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 08:41
I would do the double round up, first to 3.8, and then it all the way up to 4! Who is counting anyway?!

:wink:

Just kidding, I would go with 3.76.

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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 09:11
Wow, you guys are getting really OCD on this stuff.

I personally think two decimal places is a little too anal.

No one is going to say "That guy only had 3.76, not 3.8! Liar!!".

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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 09:14
ok, maybe the difference will be a little more pronounced when rounding from a 2.96 to 3.0, but nonetheless, you don't want to run the remote possibility of raising any red flags, especially if they can verify your gpa straight from a transcript.
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 09:45
However its written on your transcript. So if it says 3.xx put that. I would not go past two decimals though.
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 10:46
Exactly what River said. What is says on your transcript is what you should put.
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 11:25
Agreed with 2 decimal places. It's fine to do 1 decimal place for jobs, but definitely not for a B-School app.

The most interesting rounding error in my opinion is when someone rounds a 3.96 up to a 4.0.
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  26 Jul 2008, 11:27
terp06 wrote:
Agreed with 2 decimal places. It's fine to do 1 decimal place for jobs, but definitely not for a B-School app.

The most interesting rounding error in my opinion is when someone rounds a 3.96 up to a 4.0.


The schools are getting your transcripts anyways. If you round a 3.76 up to a 3.8, they'll still see a 3.76 on your transcripts.

It's not like they would have let you in with a 3.80 GPA, but not with a 3.76 GPA!

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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  25 Oct 2011, 09:06
Hi All,

Hopefully someone will see this new post:

I have a 2.995... (annoying, I know). Looking at my unofficial online, there is no GPA calculated- I don't know if this will be different on the official? Is it appropriate to round to 3.0 in this situation? I'm just SO close. :cry:
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  25 Oct 2011, 09:47
i would personally use to the 5 decimal...

i use 2.. 3.9X
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  25 Oct 2011, 10:50
losttraveler wrote:
i would personally use to the 5 decimal...

i use 2.. 3.9X


So just to clarify - you think I should list it as 2.995? You said you use two decimal places, but then said to use it to the 5.

Thanks for your input!
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  25 Oct 2011, 12:04
My fault.. was being sarcastic :P use 2
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  25 Oct 2011, 12:53
losttraveler wrote:
My fault.. was being sarcastic :P use 2


hahaha- that's sad i didn't get that :oops:
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  25 Oct 2011, 13:14
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I would round to the GPA being X.XX. Whatever that rounds to is what I would use. So for 2.995 I would round of to 3.00 and I would leave 3.76 at that. This is mainly because the applications themselves give the scale out of 4.00 alluding to the fact they want the precision to the hundredths place.
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  25 Oct 2011, 13:20
first decimal is good enough
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  25 Oct 2011, 13:29
rgupta83 wrote:
This is mainly because the applications themselves give the scale out of 4.00 alluding to the fact they want the precision to the hundredths place.


Good observation! I will use 2 decimals. Thanks!
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Re: GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places? [#permalink] New post  25 Oct 2011, 13:35
My gpa is 3.54... can I round that to 4, using zero decimal places?
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