Guest jacksonchan85 Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hi, If applying during your 4th year, does UT drop your lowest 3 credits on your transcript OR your lowest credit for each year of study? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hi there, First, UofT will only use the "dropping" formula if you have 5.0 full credits for each of your academic years (between September and April). If you satisfy that criterion then they drop your lowest full course mark from each of the three (or four, depending on when you apply) undergraduate years. They will not select your three lowest marks overall, i.e., erase two marks from one academic year, and one mark from another. Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turtle Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hey Kirsteen, did someone from admissions tell you this specifically? If so, it is not very clear in their admissions materials... Students applying after completion of three years of study will have their lowest 3 full course equivalent grades removed from the GPA calculation, after completion of four years their lowest 4 full course equivalent grades, etc. The quote above (from their website) gives the impression that they will drop your lowest grades, regardless of whether they are all in the same or different years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kirsteen Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hi there, I'm pretty sure I read the above policy on the UofT Admissions website last year. Perhaps it has changed this year? If not, perhaps my brain has become a little swoggy from the cold. Someone might want to clarify with Admissions...? Cheers, Kirsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jacksonchan85 Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 hi Kirsteen and turtle, many thanks for your replies! turtle - i think you're right! can any moderators verify? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Namgalsip Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 I also got the impression that they dropped the (2,3,4) lowest courses (even if they all came from the same year) but I could be mistaken. Nams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RXK Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 The following is quoted from the uoft website. The last paragraph seems to be what has confused many of us including myself. So, if anyone has any insight into this matter, could you please post. also, i will contact the school on monday but until then any new information will ease my anxiety. Full Course Load The following weighting formulae may be used for students who have taken a full course load (five full credits) for academic credit, during each of their academic years. Students applying after completing two years of university education and during the third year of a university program: Converted average of the two completed years of university. Students who have completed three or more years of a university program: GPA will be calculated eliminating one full course grade per full year of study. Students applying after completion of three years of study will have their lowest 3 full course equivalent grades removed from the GPA calculation, after completion of four years their lowest 4 full course equivalent grades, etc. This calculation is designed to encourage students to take demanding, advanced courses which advance their education during their undergraduate years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheech10 Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 I'm not sure, but I think it is dropping all lowest marks regardless of year. That would be closest to the old system, where they dropped (or half-weighted) the worst year(s). A quick call to the admissions office could clear this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adamanda Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 what if you took more than 5.0 credits/semester...does U of T drop more courses for the weighted avg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheech10 Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 No, they won't drop more courses AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RXK Posted January 26, 2004 Report Share Posted January 26, 2004 i spoke to admissions this morning and yes they do drop the lowest grades, which can all be from the same year or different years, from the gpa calculation. hope that's all for now... got to go to class... have a good day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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