how to calculate Western GPA Dental

[honey97]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if you could help me convert my GPA from my best 2 years at McMaster to a percentage for UWO dental? I have a 3.88 in my third year and 3.94 in my fourth year. I know there is a conversion chart on their website but it doesn't let me convert my average. 

thank you so much in advance!

[Ms. Chip Skylark]

Does McMaster not give percentage marks on the transcript? If they do, it's just an average of those.

[OmSriSaiRam]

@honey97 - use the letter grade on your Mac transcript to find the mid-%age for the corresponding Western range. For example, an A+ would be 95% (halfway between 90 and 100). For a letter grade of A, I used 87% (halfway between 85 and 89). Hopefully that helps.

I referred to the OMSAS table - https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/omsas-conversion-table/. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. 

[TheGreatPiper]

On 5/16/2019 at 8:09 PM, OmSriSaiRam said:

@honey97 - use the letter grade on your Mac transcript to find the mid-%age for the corresponding Western range. For example, an A+ would be 95% (halfway between 90 and 100). For a letter grade of A, I used 87% (halfway between 85 and 89). Hopefully that helps.

I referred to the OMSAS table - https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/omsas-conversion-table/. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. 

Isn't that the medical school scale though? Shouldn't there be a scale for dental schools or do they follow the same one?

[OmSriSaiRam]

I found that link on Western’s DDS Admission Requirements page under Grade Conversion - https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/med_dent_admissions/dentistry/admission_requirements.html