05-26-2012 at 11:42 PM
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gpa conversion
why does a 10 equal to 3.7 and not 3.8?
http://studentsuccess.mcmast er.ca/...ion-chart.html
As well, if I have a CA of 10.6, what does that convert to? Is it just 3.7 or 3.7 something? |
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05-27-2012 at 12:38 AM
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I don't really have an answer to your first question, but as for your second one:
To convert from Mac's 12-point system to a 4.0 scale, just convert each individual mark and average it out. So if you got 6 10s, 2 11s, and 2 12s (just making this up), then it's
((3.7*6)+(3.9*2)+(4.0 *2))/10 = 3.80 |
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05-27-2012 at 01:16 AM
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That's the way OMSAS does the conversions in order to have all schools on the same scale when students apply for medical schools in Ontario. I assume that they've done their research and have come up with a scale like this and they haven't just made stuff up. If you want more information as to why they use these conversions, then you would probably have to contact OUAC --> http://www.ouac.on.ca/contact/
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05-27-2012 at 02:42 AM
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It's because grades scale linearly from 50-80, but quadratically from 80-100. That's why you see a more or less constant increase of 0.30 or 0.40 up until you hit an A-...then it's +0.20 and 0.10.
The reason is because the 4 point scale rewards consistency that Mac's scale does not. Namely, if you get 5 A+'s and 5 D's, your (Mac) GPA is (5 x 12 + 5 x 2) / 10 = 7, which is a B-.
However this is a very inconsistent grade, which, believe it or not, is itself an indicator of poor performance. Using the the 4 point scale, this is (5 x 4.0 + 5 x 1.0) / 10 = 2.5, which is roughly a C+.
Conversely if you scored 10 B-'s ((10 x 7) / 10 = 7) Then your score would be precisely a B- on the 4 point scale ((10 x 2.70) / 10 = 2.70).
Mac's grades are always an over-estimate, relative to the converted GPA scores...simply by nature of how the grades operate. Unless of course, you score the same letter grade every single time. Then the two scores are one and the same.
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05-27-2012 at 09:23 AM
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Fun fact, the University of Calgary takes an A (11) as a 4.0, not 3.8. A- (10) is still a 3.7.
Source: http://www.ucalgary.ca/mdprogram/fil...%20Aug%202.pdf
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05-27-2012 at 09:26 AM
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Another fun fact: York does not have A-
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05-27-2012 at 12:38 PM
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I wish macinsiders had a way to make posts "sticky"
I swear I've seen this question like 40 times already 
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I believe that an 11 is also a 4.0 in the states.
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05-28-2012 at 05:52 PM
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I believe that an 11 is also a 4.0 in the states.
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This is true, for most schools, A to an A+ is a 4.0. I do not care if Mac says an A is a 3.9, on my resume, I count all the 11s and 12s in my cumulative average as 4s. |
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