Michigan GPA and Other Questions

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>I don't live in Michigan, so I'm clueless about some things. I'm moving there really soon though.</p>

<p>I know that they recalculate GPAs by only counting the academic classes for 10th and 11th grade. What if you took summer school? OK, that's already bad! Still, would they replace the failed class's grade with the summer school's grade, or would they just count them all?</p>

<p>Also, I read that they count all the grades as normal letter grades (no + or -) when recalculating the GPA, but what is considered an A (4), B (3), C (2), D (1), and F (0)? For example, would a 72 be a C (2) or a D (1)? Here, a 70~73 is a D.</p>

<p>Honestly, my grades are not spectacular. Still, the only reason for that is that I was very sick during my sophomore and junior years. Now I'm a senior and doing pretty well. If only they counted my freshman and senior grades... Sigh. I know I'm not a bad student... If only I could start my high school life over.</p>

<p>I don't think I'll get accepted. :( Pretty obvious, no? </p>

<p>(Art questions... I'll post this in the art forum, too.)</p>

<p>If I had the choice, I'd rather go to the Savannah College of Art and Design, but that's too far away. I'm planning on majoring in art, so please give me some recommendations for good art schools around the Michigan area. </p>

<p>And I was wondering if anyone knew the maximum & minimum pixel sizes that are allowed for the artworks for my portfolio. I was thinking about setting up a website. What method of portfolio sending would be better?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>They count both the grade you initially received, and the grade you got in summer school.</p>

<p>They have a straight 4.0 scale. An "A" (4) would be anything 90% or higher. A "B" (3) would be anything between 80 and 90%. C (2) 70-80%, etc.</p>

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<p>Thanks. :)</p>

<p>So would D (1) be 60~70, F below? I'm not really familiar with Michigan's grading system. (I don't have any D's though, just one F... arg)</p>

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<p>the percentage grade at UM will vary depending on your class. For example in my Chem class, an 85+ is an A, 70+ B, and so on. However my Math class is the usual 93+ A, 85+ B, 77+ C, etc. But the GPA is straight 4.0 scale</p>

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<p>Depending on class? Are you talking about the GPA scale <em>at</em> UMich? Because I was wondering about how high school grades are recalculated when applying. For example, A2Wolves6 told me that a C (2) is from 79-70%. So, I am guessing that a D (1) is from 60-69%, F (0) from 60 and below. Is this wrong? </p>

<p>I'm sorry. I'm in Georgia right now, so I have no idea how they'll look at my grades. Here, a 69 is a failing grade, and a 73 is a D. I am assuming that since it's a different state, they have different grading scales.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>People said B+ turns into B. What if your B+ is 90-93.5%?</p>

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<p>So the grading scale really does vary from class to class in other states? That's new for me. lol</p>

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<p>wait huh lol? If you are talking about your H.S classes and how UM views them, they will accept w/e your percentage is and most likely just look at the letter grade. So regardless if at your H.S an A is a 93-100 or 90-100 or 85-100...the letter grade of an A-, A, and A+ will all count as a 4.0 and a B-, B, B+ will be a 3.0 and so forth.</p>

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<p>that sucks. so if your school has 90-93 B+ range in an already tough environment, you don't get the benefit of A conversion.</p>

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<p>nope...I mean it's not that bad. In my H.S 93-100 was an A and a B+ was a 91 or 92. It was tough as it is but I guess that's where they see if you've been taking AP/Hon Classes. A B/B+ in AP Calculus is definitely not gonna look that bad rather than an A in reg calc or precalc or w/e.</p>

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<p>"For example in my Chem class, an 85+ is an A"
Weird. </p>

<p>This is what I'm very concerned about... Hasn't been answered:</p>

<p>I went to 9th~11th grade in Georgia. The grading scale is:
A: 100-90
B: 89-80
C: 79-74
D: 73-70
F: 69 and below</p>

<p>I have already started senior year, but will move to Michigan.</p>

<p>I heard that schools in Michigan go by a 10% grading scale.
A: 100-90; B: 89-80; C: 79-70; D: 69-60; F: 59 and below
But does this apply to all Michigan HS classes? You can tell that I'm not used to classes having their own scales.</p>

<p>So, what letter grades will my previous classes get? </p>

<p>An example of what I'm asking: If I have a 73 (D by Georgia's standards) in one of my classes, will that count as a C when I move?</p>

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<p>Are you applying to the School of Art & Design?</p>

<p>If so, that's a completely different ball game. They'll care about your portfolio, for one thing. That's a big part of the application.</p>

<p>And because it's a much smaller unit, admissions is handled differently. I think this is meaningful because while LSA and Engineering may have hundreds of applications from people who have stories like "I was sick for two years" (and need their transcript considered differently), Art & Design will only have a few. That is, you probably have a quite legitimate excuse for depressed grades if you were ill, BUT in LSA admissions you might still be competing against a lot of others who need a break based on a similar excuse. Your case will be special, but there are a lot of special cases. SAD, on the other hand has a much smaller application volume, so as a special case you may be in a category all by yourself, with an admissions committee with the time to consider your application quite closely.</p>

<p>I can't say what your chances are, but I can say that it would be erroneous to figure your chances at SAD based on what people know about LSA admissions.</p>

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I heard that schools in Michigan go by a 10% grading scale.
A: 100-90; B: 89-80; C: 79-70; D: 69-60; F: 59 and below
But does this apply to all Michigan HS classes?

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<p>If we're talking high schools, absolutely not. That scale (with the inevitable -s and +s added in) is used at most classes at our high school. But for example, AP Chem and Physics classes get 80-100 = A, 70-79 = B, and so on. Then certain classes (French AP, Honors and AP English) have 93-95 = A-, 96-100 = A. Some teachers do their own thing, as in AP Bio 84-100 = A.</p>

<p>So even in my public high school (Troy High, Troy) we get a lot of different scales. Get a B and it's a B. That's life.</p>

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<p>hoedown, Thank you. Really helped me a lot.</p>

<p>And do you think the art program is worth it at UMich? I am interested in SAD because you also get a well-balanced schedule that are non-art too. UMich would also be very convenient because I'll live in Ann Arbor.</p>

<p>I am considering many art schools though. I don't think I'll have much of a problem at those schools, so I'm not really worried about them. Not to brag, but I think I have a nice portfolio. :)</p>

<p>As for my other question about GPAs, I'll ask my new high school. </p>

<p>Thanks for everyone's help!</p>

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<p>Well, I don't know a lot about the School of Art & Design. I know that their new curriculum is designed to turn out well-rounded art students who understand a lot of media and how the business of art works. Every student is required to have a loaded computer, so digital media is also something you'll encounter. Beyond that, I don't know.</p>