Hi guys, I was just wondering how much is 9.5, 9.6, and 9.7 on a 4.0 scale GPA? I know that a 9.5 is approximately an 80% (and you do get scholarship for that), and it should be approximately the same as a 3.45/4, but what about 9.6 and 9.7? Thanks a lot in advance!

9.5 = 3.5
9.6 = 3.5
9.7 = 3.6

I have used this chart for converting to a 4 point scale.

The real question is why one system has not been adopted by all universities in Canada.

Even though that's what the chart says, notice that the 'official' way to convert is to convert your grades course by course...the 4 point system punishes "spread" in a different way than the 12 point system.

ie. Suppose I got a 9 and a 10, giving me a 9.5 average.

9 = 3.3
10 = 3.7

So (3.3 + 3.7) / 2 = 3.5

Conversely, if I get a 12 and a 7 (which also average to 9.5),

7 = 2.7
12 = 4.0

(2.7 + 4.0) / 2 = 3.45

While this may seem like a 'negligible' difference, keep in mind that this is only for two courses...you'll take 40 over your 4 year stint at Mac. (It really adds up)

The chart has statistically estimated what most students with a 9.5 would score...but the only way to be certain is to convert all of your grades yourself and then take the average.

i think they shud jus use a ten point scale.. so much easier imo..

Originally Posted by giftedchick

i think they shud jus use a ten point scale.. so much easier imo..

10 point? Why?

A 12 point scale corresponds to all the letter grades.

Originally Posted by giftedchick

i think they shud jus use a ten point scale.. so much easier imo..

The reason we use a 12-point scale is because it's so easy to convert between letters (A, B, C, D, F) and the numbers of the 12-point scale, which is then easy to convert to the 4.0 scale. I really don't see how the system could be made better by a 10-point system...

i mean.. abandon letters as well... and jus give percents/10 point scale... u have a 90 percent u get a 9.0... jus sounds wayy simpler to me

then why not just use percentages? why aren't we doing that in the first place, what with the flaws of the 12 pt scale..

Originally Posted by ytpos

then why not just use percentages? why aren't we doing that in the first place, what with the flaws of the 12 pt scale..

flaws of the 12-point system?

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.

......wait, so a 11.4 average on the 12-point scale is a 4.0 GPA? Hm....

I'm just curious because Oxford/Cambridge require a 3.7-ish GPA for undergraduate and graduate admissions, and I thought that equated to somewhere around a 90+ average.

(Getting into Oxford/Cambridge with an 80-ish average seems too easy.....)