Rach Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Since no one seems to know the Guelph converted GPA, can anyone tell me at which stage in the application process are our converted GPAs released? I have no clue what my converted GPA would be, and I would love to know soon after submitting my grades to AMCAS so I have a better idea of which schools are within my reach.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Since no one seems to know the Guelph converted GPA, can anyone tell me at which stage in the application process are our converted GPAs released? I have no clue what my converted GPA would be, and I would love to know soon after submitting my grades to AMCAS so I have a better idea of which schools are within my reach.... do you have letter grades or % reported on your transcript? Regardless, you will now once amcas verifies your primary application. That can be within a day or two if you submit in june. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 do you have letter grades or % reported on your transcript? Regardless, you will now once amcas verifies your primary application. That can be within a day or two if you submit in june. Thanks Alastriss. We have % grades at Guelph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Thanks Alastriss. We have % grades at Guelph. you might get them converted to a scale listed on amcas, where 87=100 is a 4.0, 80-86 is a 3.7 and so on and so forth. It seems that is the default scale they use with percentages. That is probably your worst case/most likely scenario, so i would use that to see where your gpa stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshto Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 i was under the impression it was 4.0=85+ 3.7=80-84 this is just a hunch i have, not founded on any real info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 i was under the impression it was 4.0=85+ 3.7=80-84this is just a hunch i have, not founded on any real info I'm pretty sure Alastriss is right. The scales used are somewhere on the AMCAS website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 i was under the impression it was 4.0=85+ 3.7=80-84this is just a hunch i have, not founded on any real info well, for some schools yes. But their default % scale is the one I mentioned above, I am pretty sure about that. You will find it on the amcas website, and it is called "Canadian - numeric scheme" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshto Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 what exactly do you mean by default? as far as i understood it, certain schools are grouped in the 100-87, others in the 100-84, and others. so how is there such a thing as default? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshto Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 for instance, UWO 80+ is considered 4.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 what exactly do you mean by default? Well if there was a school that wasn't listed, maybe they'd use the default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshto Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 wasn't listed in the AMCAS database? i thought the best predictor was you use your schools converison to letter grades and use that as a predictor of GPA scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KineticChaos Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I emailed AMCAS asking them if it is accurate that an A and A+ (from York U) are treated both as 4.0. This is the generic response I received: Dear Applicant, Thank you for contacting AMCAS. AMCAS calculates the GPA for you based, in part, on information received from your school's registrar's office. We understand that Canadian credit hours are different and we will convert those for you in the application. Please do not make conversions yourself when listing the coursework. List the courses as they appear on the official transcript. You may use the conversion guide found on our website, aamc.org, but this is just an estimate. Your actual AMCAS GPA will be calculated when your application is processed. Does anyone have any SOLID/reliable info about conversions????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderDog Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Does anyone know if the UWO scale still applies? 80+ = 4.00?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premed_d Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 So has it been confirmed that the AMCAS GPA for Queen's undergrads is: A = 80-100 = 4.0 B = 65-79 = 3.0 C = 50 -64 = 2.0 ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Could someone give me an example of how to calculate an AMCAS GPA? I was looking at the conversion guide, but I'm not sure how to figure out semester hours. For example, what would be one term lecture course with a 3.7? I've become too used to the OMSAS 1.0 or 0.5 credit lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Could someone give me an example of how to calculate an AMCAS GPA? I was looking at the conversion guide, but I'm not sure how to figure out semester hours. For example, what would be one term lecture course with a 3.7? I've become too used to the OMSAS 1.0 or 0.5 credit lengths. At my school a one term lecture course was 3 credits. A bio course with lab-4 credits. A physics course with lab-5 credits. So I guess the labs change things a bit, but lecture courses were all 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Thanks, Rach. So, would it be 3.7 / 3 credit hours to calculate your AMCAS GPA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reflex Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Does anyone know if the UWO scale still applies? 80+ = 4.00?? +1 can someone still confirm this is true???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elchris Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 University of Toronto:85% and up = A/A+ = 4.0 80-84 = A- = 3.7 77-79 = B+ = 3.3 73-76 = B = 3.0 70-72 = B- = 2.7 67-69 = C+ = 2.3 63-66 = C = 2.0 60-62 = C- = 1.7 57-59 = D+ = 1.3 53-56 = D = 1.0 50-52 = D- =0.7 0-49 = F = 0 Has this table been verified by anyone from U of T recently? If one looks at the "AAMC Grade Conversion Guide" there is no such system that matches the above. Anyone can elaborate on this please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryhard Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 What about University of Alberta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samira Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Does anyone know AMCAS conversion of International marks???? Extremely important!!!!!!!! PM me if u do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c17h Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Has this table been verified by anyone from U of T recently? If one looks at the "AAMC Grade Conversion Guide" there is no such system that matches the above. Anyone can elaborate on this please? This reply is sort of late , but yes, AMCAS uses the following system for U of T verification: University of Toronto: 85% and up = A/A+ = 4.0 80-84 = A- = 3.7 77-79 = B+ = 3.3 73-76 = B = 3.0 70-72 = B- = 2.7 67-69 = C+ = 2.3 63-66 = C = 2.0 60-62 = C- = 1.7 57-59 = D+ = 1.3 53-56 = D = 1.0 50-52 = D- =0.7 0-49 = F = 0 My AMCAS was verified on June 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullywaiting Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Looks like AMCAS looks down on anything other than A. If you are A+ you are not rewarded but if you are A- or lower you are heavily penalized. So for those who have straight 'A' s. for majority of their courses, the cGPA will go up otherwise it will come down (compared to your university grades - especially if your university calculates cGPA like UofT). For someone like me, where the majority is A-, followed by A and B+, the cGPA drops. Wonder if AMCAS provides any relief for people who have done more than 20 credits in their undergraduate years. PS: I had posted a similar message in the "What are my chances" thread as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c17h Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Looks like AMCAS looks down on anything other than A. If you are A+ you are not rewarded but if you are A- or lower you are heavily penalized. So for those who have straight 'A' s. for majority of their courses, the cGPA will go up otherwise it will come down (compared to your university grades - especially if your university calculates cGPA like UofT). For someone like me, where the majority is A-, followed by A and B+, the cGPA drops. Wonder if AMCAS provides any relief for people who have done more than 20 credits in their undergraduate years. PS: I had posted a similar message in the "What are my chances" thread as well. On the bright side, at least AMCAS is slightly more forgiving than OMSAS . On OMSAS, the A+ is 4.0 while the A is dropped to a 3.9... at least with AMCAS, the A and A+ are both 4.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCB Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 as of last year 80+ at UWO was still a 4.0 for UWO students...not sure about this year though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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