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Hello everybody!
Quite obviously we have a very capable and potentially competitive bunch here. I didn't see a single GMAT score below 700! Anyways, here are my stats:

Ethnicity: Indian
Age: 23
GMAT: 760
TOEFL: 118/120
GPA: 3.5 (I'm not too sure about this conversion. Can any Indian here help me out with this?)
Industry: Software Development
Designation/Role: A humble team-lead.

All the best to all you guys!

Nice GMAT !

Seriously, what's up with these high gmat scores?

Hey I too have same probelm with this GPA coversion. As per some sites I should have a GPA of 4 and as per some a GPA of 3.6 ..not sure which is the correct method.

Started a new thread on percentage to GPA conversion

Refer to this
https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=42417

GPA conversion:

If your school had system of A = 10, B =8, C= 6 etc.

then converted GPA = (existing GPA -2)/2 so 10 becomes 4, 8 becomes 3, 6 becomes 2 etc.

If school had A = 10, A- =9, B =8, B- = 7

then converted GPA = (existing GPA +2)/3 so

A = 4, A- = 3.67, B = 3.33, B-=3

The reason is that with this system it is hard to get A's (A's get converted to A-s a lot)

Dhanyavadagalu!( that's 'Thank You' in Kannada - a regional language in India). Congrats on the Jhonson admit!

By the second method, my GPA comes to 3.4
Dont know how good or bad it is. Hoping to offset the bad effect, with a good GMAT!

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A 3.4 is perfectly fine. It's well within the range for even the most ultra-elite and its near the mean for a lot of top schools.

I had a 7.2/10 in a school with the above grading system.
Does that mean I have less than 3.0/4 ??? Damn.

Count me in, too!

Female, 25 years old (will be 26 at time of application, though)
Japanese/Filipino
Will have 3 years of working by time of application
Occupation: Higher Education - dabbled in several areas and currently in systems implementation
GMAT: not taken yet
GPA: 3.59 at a 7-sisters college
Undergrad: Sociology major, Psych minor
Currently taking night classes in IT
Target Schools: Looking at combined MBA/MA in higher ed admin
Extra-curricular: Excellent in college; okay post-college

I'm not sure that theres an easy way to convert the way the guy is saying. I did a program with grades like 6,7,8,9 ... etc - and frankly, a 7 was a good score, an 8 was very good and 9s and 10s were unheard of.

I think they look at your score in its raw form - or do they actually ask you to convert?

Thanks Rhyme, for your comments. It felt good.

Just to add to your question above, I've heard of a WES service where they convert your 'raw' score into a GPA and for which they charge a fee. Are we to do something similar?? Do the schools actually acknowledge the authenticity of this service?

My advice: never convert GPAs unless specifically asked to do so. And even if asked to do so, be hesitant. Most (if not all) schools should figure out how to convert grades.

However, for benchmark purposes, you can check how your GPA would compare to US GPAs by using WES's tables (which you can access online free of charge):

https://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/india.htm

Disclaimer: I'm neither affiliated with WES in any way (other than having bookmarked their site) nor have enough knowledge on this issue to assess the accuracy of their conversion tables.

What usually works much better than GPAs is class percentile (eg: top 5%, top 10%, top 20%, etc.) + relative school prestige (top foreign, average foreign, etc.).

Hope it helps. L.

Thanks for the link!
As you said, leaving grades as it is should work. Now I myself dont believe in this WES system.
It shows anything above 60 to be A. Now, thats what you call a 'first division' in India, and almost everybody (with the exception of a few universities) ends up getting a first division. This system does not differentiate between a 6.5 and an 8!!

Agree! However, Indian colleges dont usually grade with the percentile system. The grades here are mostly percentage based.