GPA at UMD

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<p>How hard is it to get above a 3.85 GPA if I am going to UMD Honors College with Computer Science major?</p>

<p>I had a 4.0 GPA in high school, but I realize that it will be basically impossible to maintain a 4.0 in college.</p>

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<p>Another question I had was what is the percent to GPA conversion rate? Like is 90% equal to an A/4.0?</p>

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<p>It’s certainly possible to do, but it’s very difficult especially because they now use the +/- system. So a 90% is an A- and therefore worth only 3.7 rather than 4.0.
<a href=“http://www.testudo.umd.edu/plusminusimplementation.html#4”>http://www.testudo.umd.edu/plusminusimplementation.html#4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Why 3.85 in specific?</p>

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<p>Terpmom is right about the change in grading system having a big impact…</p>

<p>Understand that the +/- only started last year, so the students currently graduating had 2 full years of a A- counting as 4.0. So, you will see the gpa dropping consistently for the required range for Latin honors over the next 2 years. 2016 will be the first grad to have all 4 years with the +/-, so the range should be pretty consistent from that point forward.</p>

<p>According to the CMNS (every department has slightly diff ranges) commencement info online:</p>

<p>GPA Ranges for Latin Honors: May 2013
Summa Cum Laude: 4.000 - 4.000
Magna Cum Laude: 3.999 - 3.944
Cum Laude: 3.943 - 3.877</p>

<p>GPA Ranges for Latin Honors: May 2014

Summa 4.000-3.995 | Magna 3.994-3.952 | Cum Laude 3.951-3.866</p>

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<p>@maryversity‌ I just chose a random GPA based on my goal for Graduate School. I would like to attend a top tier school such as Harvard, UChicago, or Stanford for an MBA, so I’m trying to make a plan for my years at UMD.</p>

<p>@terpmom7 Thank you for the link and the info, but do you have the specific percentage cutoff for A-, A+, etc? </p>

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<p>Not exactly sure but I think this is fairly standard. Maybe someone else has more exact info.</p>

<p>93-100% A
90-92% A-
87-89 B+
83-86 B
80-82 B-
And so forth…</p>

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<p>Just to be clear, Latin honors are based on % rank, the gpa is just the conversion of that.
Summa top 2%
Magna 3-5%
Cum laude 5-10%</p>

<p>For comparison, dean’s list is 3.5+ and is roughly top 20% (at least for clark school)</p>