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I would really like to know what level of percentage/ GPA is considered Poor/Average/Good/Excellent?

Aggregate percentages I received for 3 years undergraduate degree in Fashion was 64.5/ 100. I would really like to know If these will be considered low or average from Business School's point of view.

Topaz · Answer

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone comment on the percentages below:

64.5% /100...is it considered Average or low from Top 20 B-schools' perspective...?

Many thanks...

shaselai · Answer

topaz, is this percentage considered good/bad in your school? Comparing percentages to gpa is like apples to grapes. for example you could look it as a strictly percentage of 64.5 and convert to gpa on a 4.0 scale so you get 2.58 which is not good at all in terms of top 20 schools but again it is dependent on the grading scale over there. if 64.5% is considered a "D" or "C" then maybe that gpa estimate is close.

Topaz · Answer

Hi shaselai,

Thanks for your reply. In my school Percentages did not matter much, more important was how creatively one could perform, but that is not the case when it comes to B-school hence I am very much concerned.

It seems I will really have to concentrate on my GMAT score.

Thanks again...

shaselai · Answer

i see - that is a bit different than here. Do they have positions in class? Like what top percentage of class you are in etc? Do you have an estimate of what your grade average - mostly As/Bs etc. or even guesstimate test score averages?

Topaz · Answer

Ideally no.No body looked at anyone's marksheet. Since I did bachelors in Fashion, most employers or teachers were most concerned about student's design collection. It really did not matter how much a student scored in Textile science or History of western art.

When I graduated the highest percentages holder scored about 69%. But how do i show that while applying to B-school? however I have a combined marksheet of 6 semesters, which explains my performance subject wise.

shaselai · Answer

what are the grades on marksheets? are those A-F or percentage as well? It seems if highest is 69% then yours might be very good. But it is hard to tell but i am sure adcom have seen situations like this before and will make a good judgment.

ravsg · Answer

All, 
I am facing this Percentage to GPA dilemma myself and after having spoken to a professor in Ivy league, I learnt that a <3.5 could be risky as it brings down the average of the entering class. I reached out to the school to find out how my 78%, and being in the top 5 in a class of 60 would be normalized to a GPA but haven't heard back. There are no grades on my mark-sheet, so all one can know is that it is an Honors degree from a certain university in India. Looking at some conversion formulae on Internet, my GPA can go as low as 2.9, which I personally feel is inaccurate.
Should I try to explain my position on percentage and all in the optional essay? Earlier I was thinking of explaining a recent job switch, the only one in last 7 years, in the optional essay. Can I explain two things in the optional essay - % and job switch?

Thanks a lot for your help.

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