<p>I reside in Lebanon and have a 16/20 average for 10th grade, 16+ for 11th grade, and looking to get 17+ for the first term of next year. (These are the grades I'll have to submit to colleges.)
Does anyone know how I can convert my scales to American GPA? I asked the school's student affairs guy, he said it's above 90, which is an "A" I guess, but I'd like to know exactly how much it is on a 4.0 scale and how it compares and that stuff. He said there's a scale they follow to convert them but didn't mention what it was and didn't give me an exact value.</p>
<p>Is it the same for all countries or different for each? And how can I convert?
Thanks in advance :)</p>
<p>You really don’t need to convert. You aren’t explicitly asked for it in the application. Unless it is a well known system like the British A Levels, you should ask your counselor to send a short explanation of the system in your country. Your college will deal with the rest. They understand that each system is different and treat each system separately.</p>
<p>Oh yeah I know all that, but I’m just curious as to whether I stand a chance in the top colleges in the US. I know for sure I have a 3.8+, but I’d like to know how much exactly. I’m not gonna place it on my applications or anything.</p>
<p>Beyond a point your GPAs stop mattering. They’re not going to differentiate much between 3.8, 3.9 and 4.0.</p>
<p>How about a 3.6 and above? Just in case.</p>
<p>I don’t know. But having gone through the whole procedure once, I’d advise you not to worry about such small things - you might as well spend your time preparing a better application, researching your schools to a greater extent to find the best “fits” and doing all the other non-college related activities that you enjoy doing. Your finding out about such things doesn’t make a difference to the final result and you won’t care about it once you do get your letters.</p>
<p>go to the World Education Service’s Website and pay 5$ to have your grades converted.</p>
<p>although, like others have already said, I wouldn’t send the converted grades in.</p>