How to calculate undergraduate GPA?

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<p>I have transferred twice and want to know how to calculate my overall undergraduate GPA, which I presume is the one graduate schools will look at.</p>

<p>For example, I have around 85 semester credits with an average of 2.5 from my first institution. Then I have 16 credits with a 3.3 from the second institution, and 40 credits with a 3.7 at my current university.</p>

<p>Is it just (85<em>2.5+16</em>3.3+3.7*40)/(85+16+40)= 2.93?</p>

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<p>I think they will be more focused on your major GPA than your overall GPA in your case because you’ve transferred a couple of times. I would be more worried about them looking negatively on multiple transfers.</p>

<p>Anyway, just use an online GPA calculator if you want to calculate your overall GPA. Iowa State has a good GPA calculator.</p>

<p>[Gradepoint</a> Calculator: Iowa State University](<a href=“http://www.public.iastate.edu/~registrar/gpa-calc/gpaCalculator.html]Gradepoint”>http://www.public.iastate.edu/~registrar/gpa-calc/gpaCalculator.html)</p>

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<p>Yes, this is how you would calculate your GPA. </p>

<p>I suggest that you compile a list of all the programs that fit your research interests, and then look at their applications. Some will have you enter only your overall GPA, while others will also request your major GPA and/or GPA over the past two years. You will look better if you can enter one of the last two.</p>

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<p>Graduate schools look heavily at your last two years GPA, being the upper level classes.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies :slight_smile: Yea, my multiple transfers might be a slight problem… I hope to make that up in other parts of the application. </p>

<p>Maybe I should start a new thread for this, but do you guys know how competitive MSF programs in the US are? Excluding Princeton and MIT, there don’t seem to be that many applicants for it.</p>