GPA from (I)GCSE's and/or A level

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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I recently completed my final GCSE year and am in my first year of A levels. I, and I'm sure many others who are intent on applying to the US have come across GPA as a large factor of the application.</p>

<p>I've read up a lot and it seems like they don't actually calculate your exact GPA, rather use your grades in some other way so scale you up against other candidates.</p>

<p>Could someone please confirm, or tell me what the actual process is behind obtaining GPA in terms of UK based qualifications?</p>

<p>Cheers!</p>

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<p>A*=4.3 or 4, A=4, B=3.7, C= 3.2 (between 3.3 and 3), D= 2.5, E= 2, F= 1, everything else = 0
All GCSE’s together = 50%, 3 A-Levels =50%, Further Maths adds points (in many universities you’d start in junior-level math) </p>

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<p>Cheers!</p>

<p>In Year 11, I took the FSMQ. That’s said to be on the same level as AS level maths, but do you think that falls under GCSE?</p>

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<p>See the following:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.fulbright.org.uk/study-in-the-usa/undergraduate-study/applying/admissions-criteria#performance”>http://www.fulbright.org.uk/study-in-the-usa/undergraduate-study/applying/admissions-criteria#performance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;