[partygirluk]

I am applying to phd programs in the U.S. It is effing stressful. I have been to sites which show the details of people who applied to similar schools to those I wish to get into. This will list their GPA/GRE scores etc. I want to know how my undergraduate scores compare to theirs as I am worried that I am wasting my time applying to Harvard etc.

Over here you get a % score for each module (course) you take. They get averaged to give you that final score. Depending on your score, you will get a classification

either:

1:1 - The best you can get. Typically 5-10% get this.
2:1 - The standard score. Considered pretty good.
2:2 - A bit substandard. A blemish, but not disgraceful
3 - Not good.
Pass - Really really not good at all.
Fail - ysscky

Now, the percentage required to get a 1:1 will differ by uni and course. E.g. for maths at cambridge, 40% will get you a first. Also, a first at cambridge is gonna be worth a lot more than a first from some crappy institution.

Anyway, I studied at a very good university, but not a great one. 70% would get you a 1:1. I got about 73.5% or so. This got me 3rd place out of a year of 170 odd. The 2 people who surpassed me did so comfortably, getting about 77-78%.

If you have got this far, could you estimate what sort of GPA my result would equate to please?

Thanks,

Dean