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27 Aug 2016, 11:09
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Hi everyone,
At the end of the GMAT, you are asked for optional additional information, including your undergraduate (or any previous degree) GPA. I do not come from a US school (Canadian here) and at my school the GPA is reported on a 4.5 scale. I ended up reporting a 4.0 GPA and wanted to make sure that, in hindsight, my conversion was correct. To note, I have yet to apply to business school and likely will not for a couple years, so I can always change it on my profile.
(This is not intended to be braggadosish, but I need to make sure this is correct). The GPA I graduated with was 4.48/4.5, highest in the school's history (to put the difficulty in context, if it is relevant). I scored A+ in every single course I took with the exception of one that was an A-. I know in the US an A or A+ is a 4.0, so I'm safe there, but the problem is that A-. Would that immediately make my GPA in the 3.9 range in the US school's eyes? Basically, does a 4.0 mean you scored 4.0 in EVERY single course. I know the conversion for individual grades but not for averages across your entire undergraduate career, and cannot find anything reliable on this either on the MBA forums or other websites.
Also, I hate to complicate things but I did exchange in my second semester of third year in France. My transcript has only pass/fail transfer credits while in France (I passed them all). However, my French transcript, which I imagine is required as part of admissions, lists my average as 18/20, which I understand is a A+ equivalent in France. For those with France-specific knowledge, it was a grande ecole (rather not say which one but think ESCP or HEC).
Thanks everyone! Just don't want to seem dishonest on the applications. Also, to clarify, if I change it on my profile now, when schools are sent my official scores in a couple years, it will should up with the new GPA I input (if I change it from 4.0 to a 3.9), correct?
At the end of the GMAT, you are asked for optional additional information, including your undergraduate (or any previous degree) GPA. I do not come from a US school (Canadian here) and at my school the GPA is reported on a 4.5 scale. I ended up reporting a 4.0 GPA and wanted to make sure that, in hindsight, my conversion was correct. To note, I have yet to apply to business school and likely will not for a couple years, so I can always change it on my profile.
(This is not intended to be braggadosish, but I need to make sure this is correct). The GPA I graduated with was 4.48/4.5, highest in the school's history (to put the difficulty in context, if it is relevant). I scored A+ in every single course I took with the exception of one that was an A-. I know in the US an A or A+ is a 4.0, so I'm safe there, but the problem is that A-. Would that immediately make my GPA in the 3.9 range in the US school's eyes? Basically, does a 4.0 mean you scored 4.0 in EVERY single course. I know the conversion for individual grades but not for averages across your entire undergraduate career, and cannot find anything reliable on this either on the MBA forums or other websites.
Also, I hate to complicate things but I did exchange in my second semester of third year in France. My transcript has only pass/fail transfer credits while in France (I passed them all). However, my French transcript, which I imagine is required as part of admissions, lists my average as 18/20, which I understand is a A+ equivalent in France. For those with France-specific knowledge, it was a grande ecole (rather not say which one but think ESCP or HEC).
Thanks everyone! Just don't want to seem dishonest on the applications. Also, to clarify, if I change it on my profile now, when schools are sent my official scores in a couple years, it will should up with the new GPA I input (if I change it from 4.0 to a 3.9), correct?
28 Aug 2016, 20:03
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Schools have experience with a variety of different undergrad programs sow ill have familiarity with your school or country scale. I would reach out to the school for additional clarification. They should be pretty helpful in this department
29 Aug 2016, 21:03
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Hi Alexander3450,
Almost all schools these days ask you to report your GPA as it is (without conversion). It wasn't the case few years back, and led to lot of confusion among applicants. Second, schools, over the years, have gained plenty of experience (through seeing GPAs from different universities across the world and through secondary research) on what GPA stands where in the context of a particular school. Because same GPA at different schools and different courses can mean different thing. You'll find the take of most of the schools on this in the FAQ section of their admissions page, and if it isn't there, just ask them.
So, don't worry much about it.
Almost all schools these days ask you to report your GPA as it is (without conversion). It wasn't the case few years back, and led to lot of confusion among applicants. Second, schools, over the years, have gained plenty of experience (through seeing GPAs from different universities across the world and through secondary research) on what GPA stands where in the context of a particular school. Because same GPA at different schools and different courses can mean different thing. You'll find the take of most of the schools on this in the FAQ section of their admissions page, and if it isn't there, just ask them.
So, don't worry much about it.
