Grade Conversion Question

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Alectrify

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I just wanted to make sure I was converting my grades correctly (from my school to the AADSAS grade). The highest grade at my school is an A (4.0). B would be 3.0, C would be 2.0, etc. I believe the AADSAS also goes by this metric, but I just wanted to confirm here. Thanks. 🙂
 
So if a school's +/- "quality points" system aligns with the AADSAS system, there's no need to convert anything, right?

Example: If at my school a B+ = 3.33 quality points, I'd leave it as a B+ for the AADSAS grade, yes?
 
strep mutans said:
So if a school's +/- "quality points" system aligns with the AADSAS system, there's no need to convert anything, right?

Example: If at my school a B+ = 3.33 quality points, I'd leave it as a B+ for the AADSAS grade, yes?
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I believe you must enter it as it appears on your transcript. The AADSAS calculates both +/- and standard letter grades I believe. TMDSAS only does letter grades. So to answer your question, yes lol
 
DentalLonghorn2014 said:
I believe you must enter it as it appears on your transcript. The AADSAS calculates both +/- and standard letter grades I believe. TMDSAS only does letter grades. So to answer your question, yes lol
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Right, but on AADSAS there's a drop down box for your grade as it appears on your transcript, and then there's another drop down box for the "AADSAS grade," and it says "convert the grade on your transcript to the correct standardized letter grade. ..." Right now my grades for both are identical (I didn't convert, just left them the same), because my school's +/- matches AADSAS's +/- in terms of quality points, so I think that's right...?
 
strep mutans said:
Right, but on AADSAS there's a drop down box for your grade as it appears on your transcript, and then there's another drop down box for the "AADSAS grade," and it says "convert the grade on your transcript to the correct standardized letter grade. ..." Right now my grades for both are identical (I didn't convert, just left them the same), because my school's +/- matches AADSAS's +/- in terms of quality points, so I think that's right...?
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Huh. I did not know that. Interesting...
Which do you think is more important to dental schools?
 
DentalLonghorn2014 said:
Huh. I did not know that. Interesting...
Which do you think is more important to dental schools?
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I think the "AADSAS grades" is their attempt at standardizing grades across institutions? I don't really understand it. It doesn't just mean "without +/-" because all options are available under the AADSAS grade drop box, including +/-, AB, etc. If the box just had options "A, B, C, D, F" I'd get that. But I don't understand what I'm supposed to convert or why. And their instructions are not clear.
 
strep mutans said:
I think the "AADSAS grades" is their attempt at standardizing grades across institutions? I don't really understand it. It doesn't just mean "without +/-" because all options are available under the AADSAS grade drop box, including +/-, AB, etc. If the box just had options "A, B, C, D, F" I'd get that. But I don't understand what I'm supposed to convert or why. And their instructions are not clear.
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Hmm. I believe so. I guess standardizng is only fair since some schools use +/- and others don't.
 
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