Conversion from 12-point scale to 4.0 troubles
01-07-2010 at 02:00 PM
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Yep, that's basically it, it'd cost you.
Guess it boils down to knowing such "tricks" and knowing what each system wants from you.
Still, I say make life simple.
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01-07-2010 at 02:18 PM
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Introduce standardized testing to evaluate GPA. Then score based on rank.
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01-29-2010 at 12:17 PM
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You calculated it wrong. A 12 or 90%+ is 4.33 not 4. Although it's called 4.0 scale but it's actually based on 4.3. Wikipedia's GPA page also has something about this.
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01-29-2010 at 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperthermia
You calculated it wrong. A 12 or 90%+ is 4.33 not 4. Although it's called 4.0 scale but it's actually based on 4.3. Wikipedia's GPA page also has something about this.
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Here is the official McMaster conversion chart:
http://careers.mcmaster.ca/students/...nversion-chart
You'll notice that a 12 corresponds to 4.0, and not 4.33.
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02-02-2010 at 07:58 PM
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i'm wondering
When applying to universities that don't use GPA but use percentage as their grading system like University of Western Ontario and University of Waterloo, how does GPA conversion work?I visited the website that shows the GPA Conversion Chart, but I am still confused about some points.
For instance, if I got an 12 (A+) on chemistry, would that convert into 90 or 100? Or does McMaster keep the percentage for each course?(in this case how would pass or fail course work?)
When I visited the Western's Dentistry website, for the statistics for class of 2013, it says that the highest average in admission pool was 96.80% which is something no one in Mac can get if 12 is converted into a 90.
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02-02-2010 at 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dynast
Hi everyone,
I guess this is the time when everyone receives their term 1 marks, and I was just troubled by our 12 point conversion to 4.0.
From what I understand, we must convert each mark to x/4.0 first, and sum up the 5 marks, and divide by 5.
For example, for McMaster, a [12 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 9]/ 5 = 10.2, which is above a 3.7.
However, convert to 4.0 GPA, [ 4 + 3.9 + 3.7 + 3.3 + 3.3] /5= 3.64, which is much lower than the expected 3.7.
For course, this matters if one is planning to apply for professional/ graduate studies, but is this conversion not obviously flawed?
Anyone else confused?
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Hi, I was having the same trouble.. but I think you have to convert each course on the 12.0 to the 4.0 and then average for example..
If I got a 9 and a 5.. i would have to first look on the 4 scale to see what that is..
a 3.3 and 2.0 and then average it which would be 2.65. Hope it helps
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02-02-2010 at 10:08 PM
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im sure schools like that have their own secret conversion charts
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