ruchilie Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hello all, I went to an undergrad univ that has this scale: A = outstanding = 4.0 B+ = intermediate = 3.5 B = good = 3.0 C+ = intermediate = 2.5 (here: http://registrar.camden.rutgers.edu/undergraduate_grading.html ) and so on... When I listed the coursework, B+ automatically gets converted to 3.3 according to CASPA. And they said to write down the grade exactly as it appears on the transcript. My question is: do they convert B+ to 3.5 once they see an intermediate grading scale on the official transcript? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneValgene Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Hello all, I went to an undergrad univ that has this scale: A = outstanding = 4.0 B+ = intermediate = 3.5 B = good = 3.0 C+ = intermediate = 2.5 (here: http://registrar.camden.rutgers.edu/undergraduate_grading.html ) and so on... When I listed the coursework, B+ automatically gets converted to 3.3 according to CASPA. And they said to write down the grade exactly as it appears on the transcript. My question is: do they convert B+ to 3.5 once they see an intermediate grading scale on the official transcript? hmm...this is very interesting. i'd probably call CASPA and check. it's seems like your B+ at rutgers is really more equivalent to what CASPA's grading system calls an AB. i don't think it's fair that CASPA would only award you 3.3 grade points, since it's not a traditional plus/minus grading system hopefully another rutgers grad or someone else with the same situation can chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruchilie Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Thank you. I will call CASPA tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 CASPA will give you the 3.3. They do this to standardize the the numeric value of the letter grades, since all schools award different values (some B+ are a 3.3, others are a 3.5). They won't let you put in AB for the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruchilie Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 @caspagoddess08 thanks . I called them today and was told the same exact thing. It's really not fair to drop down to 3.3 from 4.0 for missing 1 point ( happened to me in sys phys class but it was 3 credits and i dont get credit for A&P 8 credits so i had to take A& P 1 and 2 again ... now i am glad that they wont consider my sys phys class) oh well my BCP still stays at 3.86 with B+ as 3.3 BUT my behavioral science drops down from 3.65 or so to 3.5 .. oh well... PS thanks to whoever posted the excel file for gpa calc.. i had on my pc awhile back so i dont know who posted it... and i am invisible reader on this forum. It's a great resource. Thanks to all of you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneValgene Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 @caspagoddess08 thanks . I called them today and was told the same exact thing. It's really not fair to drop down to 3.3 from 4.0 for missing 1 point ( happened to me in sys phys class but it was 3 credits and i dont get credit for A&P 8 credits so i had to take A& P 1 and 2 again ... now i am glad that they wont consider my sys phys class) oh well my BCP still stays at 3.86 with B+ as 3.3 BUT my behavioral science drops down from 3.65 or so to 3.5 .. oh well... PS thanks to whoever posted the excel file for gpa calc.. i had on my pc awhile back so i dont know who posted it... and i am invisible reader on this forum. It's a great resource. Thanks to all of you :) i have to agree with you...i think that's pretty unfair of CASPA, and it seems to be a flaw in the way they are standardizing grades IMHO :( but you're grades are still good though! so no worries :) glad you were able to use that excel file...i made that a while back, but haven't updated it in a long time. let me know if it's accurate once you get your CASPA calcs so i can update it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I agree, those grades sound good. It doesn't sound like it will hurt you much. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruchilie Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 the excel file.. the file is locked but it lets you copy and paste so i did that and added formulas to it. The template was ready so it didn't take me too long to calc gpa :) I am happy too that my BCP didn't get affected that much. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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