<p>How does UMich recalculate your gpa?</p>
<p>What is the average UMich gpa?</p>
<p>From the FAQ section of the admissions website...:</p>
<p>Once your completed application is received, we recalculate your GPA into a "Michigan GPA". This is based only on core, academic courses, which include:</p>
<pre><code>* English
* Science
* Mathematics
* Social Science or History
* Foreign Language
* Computer Programming
</code></pre>
<p>Grades are determined using an unweighted 4.0 scale: </p>
<pre><code>* A (including plus or minus ) = 4.0
* B (including plus or minus) = 3.0
* C (including plus or minus) = 2.0
* D (including plus or minus) = 1.0
* E or F = 0.0.
</code></pre>
<p>Freshmen: No extra (GPA) weight is given to Honors, Accelerated, or Advanced Placement courses; however, the difficulty of a student's curriculum is taken into consideration within the admissions process. Additionally, only courses taken 10th and 11th grade are used to calculate the GPA.</p>
<p>Transfers: The Office of Undergraduate Admissions recalculates the grade point average (GPA) for transfer students based upon the same 4.0 scale (see above). The GPA is calculated using all academic courses; however, students will not receive credit for courses in which they earn less than a "C."</p>
<p>I can't tell you what the average is though.</p>
<p>Average GPA of the 2008 freshman was a 3.8-4.0.</p>
<p>So an A- counts as 4.00 as well? If so sweet! I have a 4.00 for UMich!</p>
<p>I know, its awesome! I do too!!! :D</p>
<p>Students with lots of -s are saved by the Michigan GPA whereas students with lots of +s tend to get the short end of the stick!</p>
<p>i am the student with a lot of b+</p>
<p>Hey Alexandre, I'm addressing this question to you in particular because you seem to know your UM information very well. Anyway I was wondering if I have a chance at Michigan, because I had a 2.4 HS GPA. However I have a college GPA of 3.62 with 69 credits amassed. Also, I took two yrs. off and worked at a neuroscience lab, advertised and marketed for a sports agency and tutored students in chemistry/math.</p>
<p>Your feedback would be most helpful</p>
<p>What college are you currently attending?</p>
<p>"Michigan GPA". This is based only on core, academic courses"</p>
<p>is this true for the art school as well?
man, why are they doing this? kinda stinks...</p>
<p>i am guessing so if you take a lot of gym and sport classes that wont improve your gpa?</p>
<p>Hellostranger, the Art school will measure GPA the same way, but it will also want to see, and probably assign great weight to an applicant's portfolio.</p>