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09-30-2005, 10:49 AM
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What do my grades translate to in GPA?
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 
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09-30-2005, 10:53 AM
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Re: What do my grades translate to in GPA?
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This got me 3rd place out of a year of 170 odd. [/ QUOTE ] Does this translate to you graduating 3rd in your class? I'd guess it's 3.8+.
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09-30-2005, 10:53 AM
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Re: What do my grades translate to in GPA?
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09-30-2005, 10:54 AM
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Re: What do my grades translate to in GPA?
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[ QUOTE ] This got me 3rd place out of a year of 170 odd. [/ QUOTE ] Does this translate to you graduating 3rd in your class? [/ QUOTE ] Yes.
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09-30-2005, 10:56 AM
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Re: What do my grades translate to in GPA?
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[ QUOTE ] This got me 3rd place out of a year of 170 odd. [/ QUOTE ] Does this translate to you graduating 3rd in your class? I'd guess it's 3.8+. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, maybe 3.6-3.8
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09-30-2005, 11:00 AM
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Re: What do my grades translate to in GPA?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] This got me 3rd place out of a year of 170 odd. [/ QUOTE ] Does this translate to you graduating 3rd in your class? [/ QUOTE ] Yes. [/ QUOTE ] Then I stand by my earlier estimate. Do you get the scores by module as well as the overall average?
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09-30-2005, 11:00 AM
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Re: What do my grades translate to in GPA?
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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. [/ QUOTE ] They probably won't care too much about a #. They'll have just as hard of a time converting your numbers as you have. Your schools quality combined with your success/rank in the student body, is what they care about.
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09-30-2005, 11:01 AM
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Re: What do my grades translate to in GPA?
where's this site with the GPA/GRE score?
does anyone know how the 2 weigh out? not to jack the thread but im applying to grad school. i botched my first like 2 years of school (nothing AWFUL, just not what I should have done) and got my act together recently. Just wondering what is in my range and where I should expect to get in. I'm coming from NYU. EDIT: I want to go for math or econ, but most likely econ.
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