Derekit0 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Hey everyone, I have a quick question regarding CASPA GPA standardization, I'm not sure if anyone here can answer it but here we go: On the CASPA website in the GPA section there is an area that says: "Why is my GPA different than the one on my transcripts?" Then it states that one of the reasons is because: "CASPA’s numeric scale for letter grades may be different than the one used at your home institution."Im currently a RN- when getting my BSN degree the institution does use a different grading scale than what is listed for CASPA. For the institution I attended the grading scale was:A: 93-100, B: 86-92, C: 78-85.Meanwhile it seems that CASPA uses the typical: A: 90-100, B: 80-90, C: 70-80.So, considering all this do you think that CASPA would alter the GPA for my undergraduate BSN degree? If so, this would make a big difference in my GPA. Any insight on this would be a great help. Thank you everyone for taking the time to reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Yes. The GPA that CASPA calculates and reports to the schools that you apply to is the one listed on their site. This is a way to standardize applicant's GPA. You can calculate it yourself, to see what it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loliz Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Unless your school reports % on your transcript (unlikely), CASPA will translate A=A, B=B, etc. They are not going to contact your school and see if your B was a 89% or a 91%. Usually, when the school has odd % like yours does, they have adjusted the scale to better fit an appropriate curve. When CASPA says that they may calculate a different numeric scale, I am pretty sure they are referring to the fact that an A=4, B=3, F=0, etc, not the actual percent of points within a course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Grade points are how many points a reported letter grade is worth (i.e. A=4). The percentage a school assigns to get said letter grade is different from grade points and has no bearing on GPA. If that's what the OP was asking, I misunderstood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAHopeful1819 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Are mid-grades (AB, BC) fairly uncommon? I have never seen that grading form before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Yes they are uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derekit0 Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 I understand grade points being tied to a given letter, regardless of the scale. But if CASPA really would just do what is being suggested and make an A on my transcript and grading scale an A on their different grading scale, under what circumstances would their statement about their numeric scale being potentially different than a given institutions, and thus changing the GPA even apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 I understand grade points being tied to a given letter, regardless of the scale. But if CASPA really would just do what is being suggested and make an A on my transcript and grading scale an A on their different grading scale, under what circumstances would their statement about their numeric scale being potentially different than a given institutions, and thus changing the GPA even apply? The point here is that an A =4, B=3, etc. At some schools an A- = 3.3. At others an A- = 3.25. This is where the GPA may change. If your school gives you an A, CASPA will give you an A. If your school gives you an A- and you get a 3.5 for it but CASPA gives an A- a 3.3, then your CASPA GPA will be less than what your school calculates your GPA as. (I have no idea what CASPA gives each letter grade, this is just a for instance). It's the weird in between grades (the +/-) that might have different values between a school and CASPA. It's pretty universal that an A is a 4, B is a 3, etc. CASPA will give you all the same LETTER grades as your school - it's just a matter of what value those letters hold with CASPA compared to your school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loliz Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 I understand grade points being tied to a given letter, regardless of the scale. But if CASPA really would just do what is being suggested and make an A on my transcript and grading scale an A on their different grading scale, under what circumstances would their statement about their numeric scale being potentially different than a given institutions, and thus changing the GPA even apply? Agree with MT2PA above In addition to that, another circumstance would be if you have taken a class twice. Your school will likely only use the higher value in calculating your GPA (grade forgiveness) but CASPA will use both values. For example, if you take a course and get an F (value 0) and then retake and get an A (4), your school will only use the A to calculate your GPA, but CASPA will throw that 0 in there and it will forever haunt you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmad Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Are they grant WES evaluation? How they calculate the GPA WHAT is given by WES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Ahmad: You need to stop trying to take over other people's threads. It's rude, and distracting to the OP who is asking a very different question. The OP is not a foreign grad and this question is irrelevant here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmad Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Okay. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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