<p>ok, so i'm a US citizen abroad. grades here are given only on a percentage scale ("95%"). is it ok to state my gpa on the app in that format instead of the problematic conversion to the 4.0 scale?</p>
<p>also, in this country award-granting academic competitions are honestly uncommon. would the yale admission commitee take something like this into consideration? i'm asking because although i have some minor artistic awards, i know most yale applicants have at least some academic awards (or even something like national merit scholar(?))</p>
<p>thanks!</p>