3.89 GPA but not? Help me out!

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<p>I am in quite a bit of a situation, would appreciate if someone helped me out!</p>

<p>The thing is, I have been educated according to the British system of education hence I have appeared for O and A Level exams which basically constitute the four years of high school.</p>

<p>I've got A A A A A B B B C in my O Levels.</p>

<p>Please note that an A is the highest grade obtainable and that their are no intermediate grades like A- or B-.</p>

<p>There is this official document released by my examining board that basically shows how you can denote O Level grades in terms of GPA.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.cie.org.uk/docs/recognition/Calculating%20GPAs%20for%20IGCSE.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cie.org.uk/docs/recognition/Calculating%20GPAs%20for%20IGCSE.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>However that document is for IGCSE grades (Equivalent to O Level, but a newer system) hence my grades in terms of IGCSE grades would be:</p>

<p>A* A* A* A* A* A A A B</p>

<p>Not making this up, here's the proof: <a href="http://www.cie.org.uk/docs/recognition/Recognition%20and%20Equivalency%20Help%20Pack%20Feb%2004.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cie.org.uk/docs/recognition/Recognition%20and%20Equivalency%20Help%20Pack%20Feb%2004.pdf&lt;/a> </p>

<p>(go to page 9)</p>

<p>Moving on, my AS Level grades are:</p>

<p>A B B C C D</p>

<p>Now according to the British Council website, A Level courses are equivalent to AP courses. AP courses receive 1 extra point, right?</p>

<p>So in calculating my GPA:</p>

<p>(5<em>4) + (3</em>4) + (3.7) = 35.7
...for O Level grades.</p>

<p>(4.5) + (4.2) + (4.2) + (3.5) + (3.5) + (2.8) = 22.7
...for AS Level grades. Calculated in a similar fashion to O Level grades but added 0.5 to each subject. an AS Level is half an A Level, that would mean half a point.</p>

<p>Hence over all GPA (not counting the Senior year grades...will sit for the exams in May/June):</p>

<p>(35.7 + 22.7) / (9 + 6) = 3.89</p>

<p>Now HERE'S my problem. My school does NOT calculate our GPA. But the scale I used to calculate my GPA is supported by my examining board. The thing is, on first glance my grades seem to be awfully poor. I mean, Cs and Ds...come on. But a 3.89 GPA is pretty decent, right?</p>

<p>My question is. Will Texas A&M consider this? Or will I be put at a disadvantage and have my grades seen at the same level as that of a US high school student.</p>

<p>My SAT score is 1990, if that's of any relevance.</p>

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<p>call admissions and ask someone there.</p>

<p>not sure many people here will have expertise in this area.</p>

<p>or have your counselor send a cover letter with your transcript explaining the situation.</p>

<p>i am sure a&m has some experience with evaluating grade reporting from different systems/different countries, though.</p>

<p>good luck.</p>