w8kg6 Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 So, lets say in one year I've taken 35 credit hours and have an OMSAS GPA of 3.45. In another year, lets say I've taken 42 credits and have an OMSAS GPA of 3.94. I know that at Queen's, my GPA will be the average of my two most recent years (the years listed above). Will they simply take that average of 3.94 and 3.45 or will they do a weighted average so that it's (3.94*42 + 3.45*35)/77 ? It kind of makes a small, but significant diff. In case 1, I'd have a 3.70 OMSAS, but in case 2 I'd have a 3.72 OMSAS. This is right around where the cutoff floats for Queen's, so I'm interested to hear the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Salsalover99 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 So my undergrad transcript is rather confusing. Firstly, I went to Dal so it is based on a 4.3 GPA system...which I can deal with. Secondly, my last 2 years I took 7 full courses (42 credit hours) and 5.5 courses (33 credit hours). Am I able to drop my lowest grades to get to 5 full credit hours? Thirdly, I took an education degree so got only P/F for a year. Does this count at all for my GPA? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueline18 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 For lab courses that are only worth 0.25 credit: Do you find your GPA and divide it by 2? ex. University of Waterloo Chemistry lecture (1 semester) Grade: 87 credit: 0.5 GPA = 3.9 Chemistry lab (1 semester) Grade: 85 credit: 0.25 GPA = 3.9/2? Say in one year I take 10 0.5 credit courses and 6 0.25 credit courses, would I add up my GPA's as above (where I divide the 0.25 credit courses by 2) then divide by 13 total courses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o.syed Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 how do the GPA system work at u of a im really confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalclinics Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 I think it very complicated mathematical question.... I don't know how to solve that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 I also think it's rounded up, but I'm not sure - this is just a hunch. Although you have also to consider the fact that not all schools go with the OMSAS GPA. For example, let's say you are considering Ottawa and they decide OMSAS year 3 x 3, OMSAS year 2 x 2, OMSAS year 1 x 1 all divided by 6... and then you end with a 3.8455. It's now the school's policy and not OMSAS' that will decide what happens to your GPA. PS - Mike, it could potentially make a big difference... 3.845 would be an auto-rejection from Ottawa, but a 3.85 would keep your hopes alive! Best bet: E-mail the schools and get an answer straight from the horse's mouth! Unless med schools would rather be another animal... lion's mouth? (yikes, don't go near a lion's mouth... oy vey, I digress)... then report back here and let us know what they say. I just read this post from so long ago and WOW am I weird or what?! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnb88 Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 I just read this post from so long ago and WOW am I weird or what?! lol Ummmm..... No comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byronnn Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 I've yet to actually attend Emily Carr, but just looking quickly (and googling!) I can't see how the grades would convert to the OMSAS scale. I'm sure there's other universities that aren't on the conversion chart, how do they get converted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhopeful64 Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 umm just a question regarding attending more than one university during your undergrad...so you would just use the first university's gpa scaling for the years you attended there, and then the second university's gpa scaling for the other years?? (ie, say you went to U of T for your first 2 years of undergrad, then did the last 2 at York). Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 umm just a question regarding attending more than one university during your undergrad...so you would just use the first university's gpa scaling for the years you attended there, and then the second university's gpa scaling for the other years?? (ie, say you went to U of T for your first 2 years of undergrad, then did the last 2 at York). Is this correct? Probably. You should check with the med schools though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in2bat0r Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 So I know this is probably a stupid question but how exactly is your GPA calculated on a 4 point scale. And how does it work with classes having different grading schemes, for example in my bio class they do not give out A+, but in my sociology class an A+ is anything over 90. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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