<p>hey i'm from Canada,and i'm wondering how i would convert my
school marks into GPAs. i want to see where i'm standing.
and whuts the difference between weighted and not??</p>
<p>also, i go to Havergal College in Toronto, and would the admissions
in U.S recognize my school?
cuz compared to most schools, it is more competitive and harder to get a good mark in my school, so my average may be lower than others, rite?
so yah ....
god this college application thing is stressing me out.
especially being an international student (ESL) living in Canada...
phu i hate this stuff.
please give replies, i would very appreciate it.</p>
<p>Yeah I'd like to know this too... my school marks pretty hard too, and averages are lower as a result. Do US schools recognize elite Canadian schools and inflate grades accordingly? In Ontario, 80-100s are As, 70-79s are Bs, 60-69s are Cs, and 50-59s are Ds --- and teachers mark that way.</p>
<p>yay, an international student studying in Canada =) same situation here b-galAJ</p>
<p>I don't know how your grade counsellor does it, but the one at our school just writes the GPA in % for college application. I think the US adcoms will be able to see how hard you school is, because they also require your rank in class.</p>
<p>Schools have special international admissions officers and they are familiar with the school systems around the world. GPAs can be on a 4.0 scale or a 100% scale. Weighted includes any bonus points (for advanced classes, an A might be a 5.0). Unweighted means excluding the bonus points (for advanced classes, the A would only be a 4.0).</p>
<p>it depends, some schools in Canada give 90s to every student, such as LCC
but my school in Montreal, there s only 2 kids in my grade got over 90 average, I am 89 and I am 5th out of 200</p>
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Do US schools recognize elite Canadian schools
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There is no such thing as a public elite in Ontario ;)</p>
<p>Usually this is grade inflation scale according to Canadian provinces (in decreasing order; ie. Quebec's grades are the most deflated):
West Coast (BC, Alberta) -> Ontario -> Quebec</p>
<p>I think the reason why quebec's secondary school has two levels: high school and pre-university, and everyone's final results are from pre-university, that means the courses that kids take in quebec are significantly harder than other province, and 90's students are usually top 1~3%</p>
<p>if you rae in toronto, in the YRDSB or TDSB, your gpa conversion will probably be as follow:
GPA is out of 5.0
100%=5.0
90%=4.5
80%=4.0
70%=3.0
60%=2.0</p>