If 80% at my school is an A- then how does other schools rate my GPA?

Transfer Students
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<p>My average for all courses this term is 80% exactly an A- at our school... Will other universities consider that to be a 2.5 or 3.6?</p>

2

<p>ive never heard of that kind of grading system</p>

<p>it all depends, what is actually put on your transcript? an 80% or an A-?</p>

3

<p>wow that is some crazy grade inflation</p>

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<p>why on earth would a school give you an A- for 80%?
Is that motivation not to transfer since you can easily get a perfect gpa or what?
that just doesnt sound right to me....</p>

5

<p>Yeah what school is this maybe I should transfer into YOUR school!</p>

6

<p>That's insane. What school is this? I got a flat B for getting an 88.5% in my Stats class this semester! :(</p>

7

<p>Are you at a Canadian school?</p>

<p>Percentage grades in this case are relative. Don't worry, transfer schools differentiate between schools that hand out A-'s for an 80 and A-'s for a 90. On the back of your transcript, there should be a table defining grades. If an A- at your school is 80%, and that is the exact cutoff, that would transfer to a 3.67 or 3.7(depending on your transfer school).</p>

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<p>When you apply, they get a sheet which talks about the stats of your school ( how many graduate, typical standardized test scores, etc); so I am assuming they would see this as well.</p>

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<p>wow, that's a solid C at my school.
granted, i'm in hs and 95+ = a, 93-94=A-, etc... it's not exactly an easy scale.</p>

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<p>are you sure that is not what it is for just your class? bc my chem class was like that - 85+ = A yet my other classes were 95+ = A. but as stated above there should be an explanation on the back for the UGA to decipher. But if it is for just one class or stated like that on the syllabus then the college wouldn't know unless it is requested for credit evaluation</p>

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<p>I go to a cc and our system is 95+=A, 90-94=A- and so forth; but some teachers do put curves in ( I've seen this is more prevalent in the sciences as opposed to humanities).
For chem ( haven't taken it yet, but I've heard this from students) a 75 will be a B+, whereas in my bio class, a 75 was a C.</p>

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I go to a cc and our system is 95+=A, 90-94=A- and so forth;

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<p>This is kind of irrelevant, but I'm just wondering what percentage one would need for an A+?</p>

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<p>It depends on your institution. Many do not have A+'s. Some do but they don't have a numerical differentiation from an A ( Penn has this). At Penn, an A+ is just the prof saying "wow this kid was really good!"</p>

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<p>I'm a Canadian student and apprently, our scale is different from that of the US which is why I'm concerned. On the other hand, most of our courses are scaled to 65%-70%. Which means that if we use the US standard... most would fail. </p>

<p>It's not course-specific or even school specific, almost all Canadian schools use the following system. </p>

<p>GPA</a> Conversion Chart — Career Services</p>