<p>I'm an international. I don't know well about U.S educational system. How many points out of hundred percent does 4.0 GPA equal? I don't need to convert my grades, but I want to know how my grades would be translated in the U.S system. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Basically, Yes.</p>
<p>Not necessarily.
If you have a 90 or above in a class, that often equates to an A, which is a 4.0 in that class.</p>
<p>If you have a 90 or above in every single class you ever took, your GPA on the 4 point scale would be 4.0</p>
<p>If you have lots of scores below 90, those would be B’s, and your average would not be 4.0.</p>
<p>If you had 9 classes where you got an 89 (B) and one class where you got a 100 (A), you’d have a 90 average, but your average on the 4 point scale would be 3.1.</p>
<p>Thank you so much :)</p>
<p>Well, in most schools, only a 93 and higher counts as an A. 90-92 is an A- and has a lower number on the 4.0 scale. It also depends on how many credits each class is worth.</p>
<p>What matters to US colleges is rank, not GPA. All schools grade differently. A 90 is an A at some, a 93 at others, a 96 at still others. And a 4.0 can be top of class or not top 20%.</p>
<p>Colleges want rank, as how you performed in your environment, against your classmates, is the info they seek.</p>
<p>That’s a great news coz’ my GPA is like 3.6. But only like 10 students out of 160 got 3.6 or above. I was roaming out on this site and I saw some people say 3.6 no chance…sth like that.</p>
<p>Being top 10% is essential for highly competitive schools, but keep in mind for ivies and their peers, being top 2 (not percent) in your class is the norm for the majority of unhooked applicants.</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>I have above a 90 and my GPA is around a 3.5. </p>
<p>Some people in my school have 99, yet their GPA is like a 3.7 or 3.8.</p>
I think this varies from community college, to university, to traditional or online. I am in online modality at university of California, and the 93.7 and above is 4.0.
Actually, none of the above is correct because numbers have a cultural value. For instance, a 17/20 in Italy is not worth the same as a 17/20 in Iran is not worth the same as a 17/20 in France, none of which equal the same “value” as in the US.
So, essentially, evaluate in relation to class standing if you’re trying to figure out how competitive you are:
If only 10/160 have the equivalent of your converted 3.6, then you’re top 6%, then you’ve got a 4.0.
HOWEVER do not approximate your GPA to the American system.
Indicate what percentage students in your school or nationally get the number (ie., 5% get 14, 1% get 16, 20% get 12…) to place your own numbers in context.
Please use old threads only for research. The OP is long gone.