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Originally Posted by georgeharris
Hi Macinsiders Community sorry to intrude but this post seems relevant to my situation,
I have recently graduated from hons. life science this spring and i am applying to graduate programs for the upcoming year. But i have concerns about my GPA i wish to discuss with a dean or academic counsellor. The sitaution is i have an overall 9.9 CA (79%) but i need a 10.0 CA (80%) for my desired program.
I wish McMaster would just bump my overall average up but im prepared to put in the work. Do you guys think it'd be possible to take courses this Winter outside of McMaster to boost my average to a 10?
Who should i contact for this matter?
Any help/guidance would be great,
Harris
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Well, first it depends on simple math.
I'm not sure how much your 9.9 has been rounded, but assuming you took 40 courses to graduate:
40*9.9=396
If you get a "12" in another 3-unit course, your average would be 408/41 = 9.95. Technically that should be rounded, but if they truncate instead of round, it won't do you any good, so you should figure that out first.
You can take a course (or several) online via Athabasca - that is probably the easiest way. Keep in mind that courses taken outside McMaster will not have an impact on your Mac GPA - but, most if not all grad schools should take into account courses taken at all universities, you'd just have to submit both transcripts.
Edit: also, McMaster considers 9.5 to be "80%" - that's why the cutoff for graduating with distinction and for getting on the dean's list are 9.5. Would that help?