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AADSAS GPA conversion
Started by montreal1
Well it looks like your from Canada, 89 on your transcript from your uni would be an A, and an A would change to a 4.0 from AADSAS.
If your 89 is from a US university then ya it would be a B.
If your 89 is from a US university then ya it would be a B.
Well.. My school gives out letter grades, so it's pretty easy to convert.
Think the best representative is the OMSAS scale for med school applicants.
http://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/omsas/c_omsas_b.pdf
Btw: an 89.99999 is an A, I don't even think that's even worth arguing over.
I'm from Quebec so those number grades are from the CEGEP system. I did uni at McGill and a B is 70-74. Obviously there's a huge difference here...a lot of the grades that would be considered a solid A everywhere else (>85=4) shoot down to a 3.0.
It's pretty hard to accept so I just want to make sure this is really the case.
Try this formula:
I don't think you can consider CEGEP 'University-level'.
Your GPA should be calculated based on your McGill marks.
You can call up the AADSAS and confirm.
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Since we're Canadian, we gotta do a couple of conversions.
1. Use OMSAS scale to get your letter grade.
2. From letter grade, use it to convert it to AADSAS scale
AADSAS Scale:
A+ = 4.333
A = 4.0
A = 3.667
etc. it's on the AADSAS website.
to answer ur question, 89 in most Canadian schools would likely be an A, which is 4.0.
My transcript shows only grades in %. Do i still have to report the letter grade because on the application it says "input grade exactly as shown on transcript". (if we do report the letter, im guessing we dont use +/- if no letters are reported on our transcript?)
Also, where it asks for "credits" is that how many units the course was worth, ie. 0.50 for full and 0.25 for lab (at my school) or is that the 4.33 scale you were referring to?
Also, where it asks for "credits" is that how many units the course was worth, ie. 0.50 for full and 0.25 for lab (at my school) or is that the 4.33 scale you were referring to?
They don't even know what CEGEP is, which is really surprising.
Based on another response, I apparently need to convert my grades from CEGEP using the OMSAS table. I looked at the table and don't really understand how to use it since no CEGEPs are listed on it. Do you have insight on how to use it?
What school did you go to?
Because CEGEP is high school and not a University.
Your CEGEP marks will not be used to calculate your GPA.
Your Mcgill marks will be used. That table is only good for Universities.
Call AADSAS to confirm the whole CEGEP thing.
Waterloo.
You report BOTH numerical grade and letter grade.
Use Column 3 and 7 on the table to figure out your letter grade.
For example, if you received 74 in a 3 credit course, you would type down 74 for numerical grade and B for alpha grade. Then in the credits box, choose 3.
Nevermind about the 4.333 scale, the AADSAS will calculate that for you.
I just got off the phone with AADSAS and they said I need to submit those grades from CEGEP (I guess because a lot of them are equivalent to freshman courses). They also said that I should use their conversion table for the GPA conversions. I wish this wasn't the case.
I'm from UWO and on the back of my transcript there is a % to letter conversion, where 80-89 is considered A
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Mine has the same, from Lakehead.
