Guest Paulchemguy Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Hi all, I have already emailed admissions but haven't gotten a reply after a week, so I'm just wondering if anyone have info on how Mcgill converts UBC grades and what a competitive GPA for OOP is. Many thanks, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1984MD Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Since the UBC grades are in percentages (am I correct?), the way I believe that they are converted is according to McGill's %-GPA conversion table. In all our McGill undergrad classes, profs submit a mark that out of 100 (or a percent grade) and then they are converted into a GPA as shown: A = 4.0 85 - 100% A- = 3.7 80 - 84% B+ =3.3 75 - 79% B =3.0 70 - 74% B- =2.7 65 - 69% C+ = 2.3 60 - 64% C =2.0 55 - 59% D = 1.0 50 - 54% F (Fail) =0 0 - 49% To find your cGPA (what McGill med uses), you multiply the gpa for each class by the amount of credits that class is worth. You do this for all your classes, until you get a sum. You then divide this sum by the total amount of credits to get your cGPA. For example, if I took 3 classes in all my undergrad: class 1: 3 credits (85% grade=4.0) Class 2: 4 credits (71% grade=3.0) class 3: 2 credits (91% grade=4.0) my cgpa would be ( (3*4)+(4*3)+(2*4)) / (3 +4 +2)= 3.56 remember though, if you an OOP applicant, you will need tohave a cGPA of at least over 3.8 (or have fabulous MCAT scores) to be competitive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest daryn Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 How fabulous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paulchemguy Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 Ah darn, I only have cGPA 3.78. Thanks for your help though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1984MD Posted June 4, 2006 Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 I would still apply, especially if your MCAT scores are high and/or if you have really great extracurriculars. It nevers hurts to apply (you never know what will happen!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akinf Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 How is it done if your school has A+, are As and A+s automatic 90%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1984MD Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 A+'s and A's are equivalent in terms of converting your marks to McGill's GPA grade scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lostpremeddie Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 on that note, do they take into account ALL your courses? B/c i have been taking >5 credits/semester (not voluntary... its a real hell) do they drop your lowest ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest medicator007 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 The cGPA at McGill takes into account ALL courses attempted during the course of your undergraduate studies Medicator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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