Heyy! So I want to make sure that I'm calculating my GPA correctly. For example if my grades were: 12 (3 units) , 11 (6 units), 9 (3 units):

overall percentage grade: (12+ 11+ 11 +9)/ 48= 89.6%

I've found a GPA conversion chart (http://careers.mcmaster.ca/students/...version-chart), but I'm confused how to use it. Can someone explain how to convert a percentage average of all grades to gpa on a 4.0 scale? Thanks!

Originally Posted by pat2010

Heyy! So I want to make sure that I'm calculating my GPA correctly. For example if my grades were: 12 (3 units) , 11 (6 units), 9 (3 units):

overall percentage grade: (12+ 11+ 11 +9)/ 48= 89.6%

I've found a GPA conversion chart (http://careers.mcmaster.ca/students/education-planning/virtual-resources/gpa-conversion-chart), but I'm confused how to use it. Can someone explain how to convert a percentage average of all grades to gpa on a 4.0 scale? Thanks!

You calculate it like this:
(12*3 + 11*6 + 9*3)/12

You don't need to calculate your average though, it's already calculated for you in your grade report.

As for converting, just take your grade and take the corresponding 4.0 scale grade. Then do the same thing as above.

((GP * # of units) + (GP * # of units) + ... ) / total # of units.

Originally Posted by pat2010

I've found a GPA conversion chart (http://careers.mcmaster.ca/students/education-planning/virtual-resources/gpa-conversion-chart), but I'm confused how to use it. Can someone explain how to convert a percentage average of all grades to gpa on a 4.0 scale? Thanks!

It might depend on who's calculating your 4.0 scale GPA, but I know for a fact that OUAC (i.e. for OMSAS, ORPAS, TEAS, or OLSAS) converts each of your individual grades from the 12-point to the 4-point scale, and THEN averages that number.

e.g. Based on your listed grades,

12-POINT 4-POINT
12 --> 4
11 --> 3.9
9 --> 3.3

AVERAGE = (4*3 + 3.9*6 + 3.3*3) / (3+6+3 units) = 3.78

NOT

(12*3 +11*6 +9*3)/(3+6+3 units) = 10.75 = approximately 3.75

Okay I see that there isn't a huge difference in this case but it does often make a difference depending how you calculate the average, so OUAC has standardized it as such.

What if i got a 10 for a couse? is it a 3.8 or 3.7?

Originally Posted by lbqjenny

What if i got a 10 for a couse? is it a 3.8 or 3.7?

3.7

If you want to know about the GPA conversion, visit here:

http://careers.mcmaster.ca/students/...nversion-chart

a more accurate conversion:http://www.triton.k12.in.us/hs/acade...conversion.pdf

i found these two charts are different. One says 11 is 3.9 and the other one says 11 is 4. which one is right?

i would say 11 is 3.9

Originally Posted by lbqjenny

i found these two charts are different. One says 11 is 3.9 and the other one says 11 is 4. which one is right?

3.9 for applying in Ontario, 4.0 for applying to American med schools. Otherwise I have no flippin clue.

Originally Posted by arathbon

3.9 for applying in Ontario, 4.0 for applying to American med schools. Otherwise I have no flippin clue.

UofT also uses the 11 as a 4.0 in their conversions... They have A and A+ being equal.