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Why does AMCAS do this?
Started by Chromium Surfer
Because many schools don't have A+s so it would be unfair
Hmm I guess that makes sense, but does that mean that there are university's that have a grading system where they have a plus/minus except for A+?
My understanding is that this is how most schools do it.
Mine as well... Except for Canada but....meh lol
Oh well, I guess my college gave me misguided expectations of how the grading system is structured haha
The A+ still exists in some Canadian universities.
That must explain the 4.7 gpa's they keep giving me in WAMC!
Yeah that's what I was saying... A lot of Canadian applicants are like "where's my A+?!?" Not in the states buddy lol
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Exactly! They're always in shock when they get their AMCAS GPAs
Chancing their 4.7/4.7 GPAs...Canada also has its own special set of neurotic pre-meds 😆
Some teachers also differentially give out A+'s, like some will do it if you have a high enough percentage, others will categorically refuse.
Why is this the worst? This would be the best. Getting dat 4.0 would now require only hitting 90/A- in every class instead of 93/A!
In case you're serious about that (I can't tell sometimes lol) Having 85-89 = 3.0 is a killer. Absolute killer.
I considered a school with that scale when choosing colleges and realized that would make life ridiculous.
Completely disagree. You're probably more likely to get an A- in a class in which you shoot for an A than a B+ in a class in which you shoot for a B. I'm about to get a B in a class this semester, and my school doesn't do +/- (which is part of the reason I chose to attend it), and I'm fine with the B being a 3.0 because a lot A's I've gotten have been on the low side, so I would have more A minuses than B pluses were +/- a thing at my school, which would hurt my cGPA and sGPA
I guess it depends on the individual then. I personally prefer +/-, because frequently I get B+'s (85+) that equal a 3.5. I've rarely had a 90.0 A-; generally, if I know the material it'll be 93+, and if I don't then <90
I mean regardless of scale all that really matters is whether you have more A- or B+ on your transcript
I think the best thing would be to have a +/- system that stops at at 90. Everything above that should be an A in my opinion. A 90% means you understand 9/10 that's pretty darn good in my opinion
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Wait what like B- B B+ A and that's it? Why would you want to make a jump over A-?
Well at my school the +/- system applies to C's as well. And I would prefer it was this way that way people do not get penalized for getting a 90-92 in a class
Awesome work! Gee wiz, you are a stellar applicant! Certainly apply everywhere! 😉
Lol bro it's like you're Canadian or something.....😉
