{"id":1155,"date":"2008-08-19T11:25:38","date_gmt":"2008-08-19T16:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2014-05-28T13:27:05","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T18:27:05","slug":"honey-youre-headin-down-a-one-way-street-and-im-goin-on-the-other-way-yes-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=1155","title":{"rendered":"honey, you’re headin’ down a one way street, and I’m goin’ on the other way, yes I do!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I am looking for clarification on GPA’s and marks.? Most sources just give a few GPA numbers then a range, and it jumps from 2.3, next? 2.7, next 3.0 and so on.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

My GPA is 2.47. What mark (as in percentage) does this equal.? I know it’s a c+ or whatever but I’d like to know the actual number.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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It won’t work. Sorry, but the GPA system doesn’t work like that. What happens is they take your numerical grade (let’s say 71), and then turn it into the equivalent letter grade (B-), by which?your GPA is weighted (2.7). Do you want to know how it’s done? If so, enjoy this succulent link<\/a>. Promised you’ll pass out by the second paragraph. I did.<\/p>\n

But back to your problem. If you look at the table that equates numerical grades, letter grades and GPA, you can see that 2.47 sits comfortably in no man’s land between 2.3 (roughly 67-69) and 2.7 (70-72). This doesn’t mean that 2.47 equals 69.5555555546739. You can think of it that way if that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, but the fact of the matter is, no one else will do it. The university (or any other institution looking at your transcript) only?cares about that final GPA?figure, and even if it were possible, they wouldn’t try to translate it back to the original numerical grade. Another example is the 4.0 GPA, which originates in the grade range 85-100. Try back-calculating that!<\/p>\n

So, in a nutshell, the answer to your question is- it doesn’t matter, and nobody cares.<\/p>\n

If you want something to pass your free time, here’s another cool game for ya<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi I am looking for clarification on GPA’s and marks.? Most sources just give a few GPA numbers then a range, and it jumps from 2.3, next? 2.7, next 3.0 and so on. My GPA is 2.47. What mark (as in percentage) does this equal.? I know it’s a c+ or whatever but I’d like to know the actual number. Thanks ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gpa","category-grades"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t