GPA Rounding

[LaFleur]

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Does AADSAS display GPA rounded to the nearest two decimal places? If so, would a 3.395 become a 3.40?

Also, can disagree with your courses somehow and can change GPA with their own calculations or does that ever happen? I've taken courses at two colleges--one that uses a three credits per course policy and one that uses a four credit per course policy. When I calculated my GPA, I took that into account. Is this how AADSAS will do it, or can they change the GPA around somehow?

 

[tothepark]

I don't know how they round, but I assume they will round in a traditional sense: equal to or greater than 5 round up. AADSAS has their own way of calculating thier GPA, for me their calculation was the same as mine, and I received the same GPA (/w +/-) and a higher GPA (w/o +/-). However, i know that other applicants have had their GPAs increased or decreased by as much as a couple of tenths. You can dispute the AADSAS calculations if you think they are not correct.

 

[tothepark]

Here is the link to AADSAS GPA calculations:

http://www.adea.org/dental_educatio...tructions/Documents/2011 GPA Calculations.pdf

 

[LaFleur]

Thanks so much, guys! I've been trying to calculate my BCP, Science, and oGPA's, and it really would make a difference for me in one of those three areas.

 

[cdndds]

Does anyone know if the GPAs people post here and on predents are typically with or without +/-? I was under the impression that the official AADSAS GPAs always included +/- ?

 

[AwesomeTeeth]

Does anyone know if the GPAs people post here and on predents are typically with or without +/-? I was under the impression that the official AADSAS GPAs always included +/- ?

Generally with the +/-. Except for people applying exclusively to Texas schools, they only have letter grades.