GPA Calculation - SO CONFUSED

[DoWork91]

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Okay this is REALLY confusing. Look at pages 51-53 on this instruction booklet. I'm trying to calculate my current GPA and can't figure out if ADSAAS counts A- as 3.7 or 3.668. In the booklet they have both figures. I want an exact calculation of my GPA so I'd like to know exactly what an A- is. Does anyone know? And if A- is 3.668, shouldn't B+ be 3.333. How does it work????

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[BKelly734]

A- is 3.666, B+ is 3.333, etc.

 

[free99]

I'm not sure what you're confused about, it seems to be spelled out pretty clearly in there. An A- is 3.667.

A+ (4.3) A (4.0) A- (3.667) AB (3.5) B+ (3.3) B (3.0) B- (2.7) BC (2.5) C+ (2.3) C (2.0) C- (1.7) CD (1.5) D+ (1.3) D (1.0) D- (0.7) DE (0.5) F (0.0) None

 

[DoWork91]

In the booklet they actually have both figures if you read it. 3.7 (which could be 3.7000) and 3.667. It says 3.7 on page 50 (forgot to mention that). That's why I was confused. Thanks for the responses.

 

[free99]

In the booklet they actually have both figures if you read it. 3.7 (which could be 3.7000) and 3.667. It says 3.7 on page 50 (forgot to mention that). That's why I was confused. Thanks for the responses.

Interesting - they provide contradictory information. Have you calculated your GPA both ways? I can't imagine it making much of a difference, what you lose in B+ you gain in A-.

 

[DoWork91]

Haha you're right. I don't have too many B+s but do have a ton of A-s. Whatever. I realize it's a pretty minor thing so I'll just wait to see what my GPA turns out to be after I turn in my app next cycle.

 

[free99]

Haha you're right. I don't have too many B+s but do have a ton of A-s. Whatever. I realize it's a pretty minor thing so I'll just wait to see what my GPA turns out to be after I turn in my app next cycle.

Haha sweet, if it is indeed a 3.7 for an A- and a 3.3 for B+, then you got the better end of that deal.

 

[crashblades]

theres one thing I hate about this GPA system as some schools do not have A+ and A is the highest possible grade. Obviousl those in A school will have much lower grade than A+ school even if they both get 100% on their test/grades/etc.

 

[free99]

theres one thing I hate about this GPA system as some schools do not have A+ and A is the highest possible grade. Obviousl those in A school will have much lower grade than A+ school even if they both get 100% on their test/grades/etc.

Agreed - I would have had several A+ in my chem classes 🙁. Oh well!

 

[503224]

Even at schools that had A+, it might be a rare thing. At my school the professor was required to write a letter to the head of the dept stating why they are giving out A+'s to students who are getting them. So it was a rare thing basically reserved for people who had 100% in the class and even then it wasn't generally going to happen because the professor needed to be motivated to make it happen, you know? They were so rare that I didn't think A+'s existed at my school until I got one. And I don't know anyone else who has one. 😱

I wish there had been some numerical cut off for an A+, but there wasn't.

 

[503224]

I would assume 3.667 and 3.333 over 3.700 and 3.300. The former is just more accurate IMO, so I assume that's how it's going to be. I haven't submitted to AADSAS yet (not applying this cycle), so I don't actually know, though.

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

A- is 3.667

B+ is 3.333

Got mine verified last year.

Also, AADSAS will calculate your gpa with the +/- and without +/- so you can be compared to students in schools who don't give out +/-

 

[Glimmer1991]

theres one thing I hate about this GPA system as some schools do not have A+ and A is the highest possible grade. Obviousl those in A school will have much lower grade than A+ school even if they both get 100% on their test/grades/etc.

Agreed that this is completely unfair and stinks. They need to have a standardized system that applies to ALL schools. If an A+ equates to a 99 or 100, I would have about 10 of them, including classes like organic chemistry. I work my absolute tail off in school and it just sucks my GPA can't even possibly be as high as others because of this. 🙁 Oh well. It would be nice to get the small reward of a 4.3 for our hard work!