GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places?

Question

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.

Thanks!

Thanks!

terp26 · Answer

I think a 3.8 is fine for you in my opinion.

Bosley · Answer

don't round up

rhyme · Answer

I'd just list 3.76 . Why bother rounding when its that high anyway?

sam77sam7 · Answer

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. ~Sam

refurb · Answer

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!!".

RF

Bosley · Answer

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.

riverripper · Answer

However its written on your transcript. So if it says 3.xx put that. I would not go past two decimals though.

Raabend · Answer

Exactly what River said. What is says on your transcript is what you should put.

agold · Answer

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.

refurb · Answer

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!

RF

sewcrafty · Answer

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:

losttraveler · Answer

i would personally use to the 5 decimal...

i use 2.. 3.9X

sewcrafty · Answer

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!

losttraveler · Answer

My fault.. was being sarcastic

use 2

sewcrafty · Answer

hahaha- that's sad i didn't get that :oops:

rgupta83 · Answer

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.

raj321 · Answer

first decimal is good enough

sewcrafty · Answer

Good observation! I will use 2 decimals. Thanks!

hello212 · Answer

My gpa is 3.54... can I round that to 4, using zero decimal places?

GPA Rounding Question - 1 or 2 decimal places?

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