ema2iur Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Hey everyone, I am OOP from Ontario and I am just wondering how the GPA is calculated at McGill? I saw from a GPA conversion table that McGill treats an A like an A+ and that this is a 4.0. Can someone please confirm this. Also, is an A- a 3.7? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1b1 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Hey everyone, I am OOP from Ontario and I am just wondering how the GPA is calculated at McGill? I saw from a GPA conversion table that McGill treats an A like an A+ and that this is a 4.0. Can someone please confirm this. Also, is an A- a 3.7? Thanks! yes, you are on the right track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Wow. Just looked up the statistics for OOP. 9 seats for 923 applicants last cycle. That's discouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gametime24 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Wow. Just looked up the statistics for OOP. 9 seats for 923 applicants last cycle. That's discouraging. I saw that as well. If we're above the average stats for admission from the OOP pool we'll still stand a decent shot though (obviously interview, etc will be a big factor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I saw that as well. If we're above the average stats for admission from the OOP pool we'll still stand a decent shot though (obviously interview, etc will be a big factor) I feel like ECs must carry a tremendous weight if the difference between lowest interviewed / average GPA is so large. I'm at a 3.86, not entirely sure if it's worth applying. But why not right? It's only a couple hundred dollars. EDIT: 3.86 OMSAS. How exactly does McGill calculate for Ontario, anyways? Didn't find anything on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gametime24 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 I feel like ECs must carry a tremendous weight if the difference between lowest interviewed / average GPA is so large. I'm at a 3.86, not entirely sure if it's worth applying. But why not right? It's only a couple hundred dollars. EDIT: 3.86 OMSAS. How exactly does McGill calculate for Ontario, anyways? Didn't find anything on their website. As far as I've seen, they use the scale of A+=4.0, A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.7, etc. I hope they do cause I'm at a 3.99 cGPA with a 4.0 bsGPA on that scale, if they go omsas style I'm around a 3.96 cGPA and 4.0 bsGPA. And yeah, I think EC's and interview performance must play a pretty large role. Maybe futuredoc can shed some light on this? I might send a pm and let you know what I find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 As far as I've seen, they use the scale of A+=4.0, A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.7, etc. I hope they do cause I'm at a 3.99 cGPA with a 4.0 bsGPA on that scale, if they go omsas style I'm around a 3.96 cGPA and 4.0 bsGPA. And yeah, I think EC's and interview performance must play a pretty large role. Maybe futuredoc can shed some light on this? I might send a pm and let you know what I find out. Cool! Thanks. Also, definitely like that scale. Bumps me to a 3.91/3.96 c/bs. Hopefully we'll be 2/9 that make it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 If you are OOP, 3.86 won't cut it whereas if you are IP, you are highly competitive. ECs are very important to McGill, aleythough I know some who surprisingly got in which virtually none. McGill is a black box and can be quite subjective. The autobios are very important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 If you are OOP, 3.86 won't cut it whereas if you are IP, you are highly competitive. ECs are very important to McGill, aleythough I know some who surprisingly got in which virtually none. McGill is a black box and can be quite subjective. The autobios are very important. Even though stats show OOP avg. interviewee GPA at 3.93, and lowest around a 3.5? Hmph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gametime24 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 If you are OOP, 3.86 won't cut it whereas if you are IP, you are highly competitive. ECs are very important to McGill, aleythough I know some who surprisingly got in which virtually none. McGill is a black box and can be quite subjective. The autobios are very important. Thanks fd I'm assuming you're confirming the scale that we mentioned too cause it keeps both jmatt and i in the competitive pool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gametime24 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Even though stats show OOP avg. interviewee GPA at 3.93, and lowest around a 3.5? Hmph. I think fd meant that 3.86 is on the low end for acceptance as an OOP, but I'm pretty sure you will be a 3.91 cause of the conversion scale, and a 3.96 bsGPA seems like a pretty good spot to me as well. I imagine that 3.5 is fairly rare and probably had quite awesome ECs, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzle Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 As far as I've seen, they use the scale of A+=4.0, A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.7, etc. I hope they do cause I'm at a 3.99 cGPA with a 4.0 bsGPA on that scale, if they go omsas style I'm around a 3.96 cGPA and 4.0 bsGPA. And yeah, I think EC's and interview performance must play a pretty large role. Maybe futuredoc can shed some light on this? I might send a pm and let you know what I find out. Where have you seen this? I have always thought that A on a 4.3 scale was converted to 3.9 on McGill's 4.0 scale. I have heard from a few sources... have they changed this recently? A+ 4.0 A 3.9 A- 3.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vs09 Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Can anyone tell me please, do you think a 3.82 cGPA would be too low for an OOP applicant, if the MCAT score of 36Q (12PS, 12VR, 12BS) is included? Is it worth applying? Would appreciate any feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nervousnellie Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 The average MCAT for McGill is 35, average GPA is 3.93 so your MCAT is right on target but your GPA will probably hold you back. Keep in mind that you don't have to remit your MCAT score so the average is only those remitted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzle Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 where did you see that the average mcat was 35? is that for the OOPs? i saw 33 last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wosman Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I'm a bit confused with this myself. So do you take every individual grade and convert it into its respective GPA then average them all together. Essentially in the same way as OMSAS but using the McGill scale? or do you take your final average on your transcript for your entire major and simply convert that to a GPA? edit: ehh I'm an idiot. it says right on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchtape11 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 I'm still confused about how GPA calculation works: Let's say I got 88 in a course. Using the normal GPA conversion table for Western, this is a 3.9. However, if I convert 88 to a letter grade, A, then by McGill standards this is a 4.0. Which one is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1b1 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 75-79 = B+ = 3.3 80-84 = A- = 3.7 85-89 = A = 4.0 90++ + A+ = 4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchtape11 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 even for an Ontario school that distinguished between a 90-100 and an 85-89? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qw098 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Is 3.85 OOP with the A+=4 and A=4 give me any chances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepingwillow Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 I still don't understand. On my (Ontario) university's Academic Calendar it gives this: A+ 90-100% A 80 -89% B 70 - 79% C 60 - 69% D 50 - 59% F below 50% Does that mean that all of my marks 80% and above are a Mcgill 4.0? Say I got a 79. My university apparently doesn't award B+ and just calls that a B. So is that a Mcgill 3.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi.mtl Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 does anyone know whether or not McGill counts courses completed in the summer (i.e. part-time studies) in its gpa calculation? Also, what about courses done after completing a bachelor's degree? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I believe tghey do not, but wny not ask them directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi.mtl Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Yup, summer school counts. Here's what they said: "HI If they are part of your bachelor's degree, yes. Lucie" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Thanks for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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