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So right now I'm taking physics at UTSC and for UoT, anything about an 85% is considered a 4.0. So let's say I get an 88% at the end of the year, would mac count that as an 11 or a 12?
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McMaster won't count the grade at all. They'll only record whether you passed or failed, and the mark will not be part of your cumulative GPA.
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But when I show my marks to med schools, what will it say? Physics is a requirement for American med schools so I assume the mark will show
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Yep, sadly, it won't show up as a grade. It'll just indicate that you've completed the course.
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But when I show my marks to med schools, what will it say? Physics is a requirement for American med schools so I assume the mark will show
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Maybe you can get a transcript from UofT or something. |
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Maybe you can get a transcript from UofT or something.
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Mac asks for a transcript anyway, to ensure completion. You can do that for grad school and whatnot, but even with a transcript, Mac will still show just a Pass/Fail notation.
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But when I show my marks to med schools, what will it say? Physics is a requirement for American med schools so I assume the mark will show
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When you apply to any professional or graduate school, you have to send transcripts from every university you've attended.
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But when I show my marks to med schools, what will it say? Physics is a requirement for American med schools so I assume the mark will show
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Dont you have to sumbit a transcript for every institution you have attended or taken a course at anyways? If thats the case, then it should be a 4.00 considering that 88 is equivalent to 4.00 at uft and that is were the course was taken |
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But when I show my marks to med schools, what will it say? Physics is a requirement for American med schools so I assume the mark will show
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Yes,you'll have to request the transcript separately to be sent to the school from UTSC. So yes, they'll be able to see you mark then.
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Dont you have to sumbit a transcript for every institution you have attended or taken a course at anyways? If thats the case, then it should be a 4.00 considering that 88 is equivalent to 4.00 at uft and that is were the course was taken
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Yep, that's how it works  .
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I'm getting mixed answers here 
So when I ask for a transcript, will Mac show it as a Pass/Fail or a mark?
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I'm getting mixed answers here
So when I ask for a transcript, will Mac show it as a Pass/Fail or a mark? |
McMaster will show it as a Pass/Fail but UTSC will show it normally.
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I think in the US, each school determines the GPA according to their own percentage conversion. So an 85+ might not be a 4 for them. It depends from school to school. Also, for OMSAS conversion, here's the link: http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/omsas/c_omsas_b.pdf
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I'm pretty sure it would be considered a 4.0 because you would send your UTSC transcript, on which you would have a 4.0.
Also: http://www.premed101.com/forums/show....php?t=2090 1
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Woah wtf? Western 80%+ is a 4.0?
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I think in the US, each school determines the GPA according to their own percentage conversion. So an 85+ might not be a 4 for them. It depends from school to school. Also, for OMSAS conversion, here's the link: http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/omsas/c_omsas_b.pdf |
Most schools in the US let aamcas do there conversions(just like we use omsas), and most of the time your GPA ends up being higher. |
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