What do my grades translate to in GPA?

[Soul Daddy]

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What does your crude conversion say?

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Again, focus on the crude part. Multiply the number of courses by the quality points earned for each course. Divide the total by the number of courses to get the average. 1:1 = 4, 2:1 = 3, 2:2 = 2


1st year: ((5*4)+(5*3)+(2*2))/12 = 3.25
2nd year(weighted): ((14*4)+(10*3))/24 = 3.58

Total: 3.47

Again, this is very crude and I suspect it would truly convert higher. Like Patrick said, I think the focus should lie in your class rank. No one graduates 3rd in their class here with a 3.5.

[partygirluk]

Ye the distortion might be due to a couple of factors

i) I scored some incredibly high grades (98,95,93,88) which still count the same as a 70 in your weighting system

ii) I scored lots more grades that fell at the top of one gradezone (just below another) than vice versa.

[ooonicepot]

Im a UK citizen and I recently moved to the US for work purposes and I had to complete all the forms for both Visa and employment purposes. I did not convert to GPA due to the fact that I thought it was a worthless comparison due to the huge differences in the education systems.

I put down what class of degree I got and attached the transcipts from my university listing the grades I got in each module. I also put down what position i was in the graduating class.

FWIW I got a 2:1 from loughborough and it all went fine. If the college is a good one they will know the differences.

By putting it in UK terms it may help you stand out from the crowd also. A first is pretty damn good!

Good luck!

[partygirluk]

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By putting it in UK terms it may help you stand out from the crowd also. A first is pretty damn good!

Good luck!

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Thanks a lot. However, I am applying to places like Harvard, where imo, everyone is going to have a first or the equivalent. Scary.