Hmm... how are the different meanings behind an 'A' taken into account?

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<p>Hi there,</p>

<p>I'm a Canadian high school student looking to apply to an Ivy League school in about 2 years. </p>

<p>Here, a grade of 70-80 is a B, 80-90 an A or A-, and 90 and above is an A+. Since this is different in the States, where only 90 and above is an A, how will they be looking at that?</p>

<p>Is my 80 average, which is probably equivalent to a 4.0 GPA, actually looked at as only being a B...? I doubt it, but it seems as though this would have a subtle negative effect in any case.</p>

<p>Can anyone bring any of their own experiences in to discuss this?</p>

<p>Thanks :D</p>

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<p>Your school will specify their grading policies in he HS transcript. Plus, class rank will tell the whole tale.</p>

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<p>You are just being paranoid for nothing. Just apply.</p>

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<p>what if your school doesn't release ranks?</p>

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<p>It really doesnt matter. Good SAT score will substantiate your academic profile.</p>

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<p>Optimus Prime I really hope what you said is right. though once I've spoken to a admission officer from ivy league and he told me that GPA is more important than SATs, nontheless, that might just be an idealized image they try to present to us.</p>

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<p>Bleh. Maybe I could somehow find out my class rank in private, since it's not a formal thing at my school...</p>

<p>And I just feel like adding that from what I've seen, the admissions process--in the Ivy League, at least--really takes a look at the school and area where you're from. Probably, before they look at the applications, they separate them by which areas or schools they're coming in from, and then they have a certain number that they admit from each region... which is why the GPAs and other statistics of those admitted can seem kind of random and unpredictable.</p>

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<p>Your counselor can explain your GPA in his/her recommendation.
Plus, there's a section where the counselor should fill in the range of GPAs in your class... So if the best GPA is 3.5 and you have a 3.48, the admission officers will know that your GPA is very strong.</p>

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<p>ur marks can be "low" if u compare them with marks in other states, that's why many schools rank their students, this way they know how good u are at ur school</p>