Converting WAM to US GPA (1 Viewer)

[daYZman]

Hi,

I'm planning to pursue PhD in the US and I'm currently undertaking Master of IT at CSE. It seems that a GPA of 3.8 is the average GPA for the students who have been offered admission to quite a few Universities in the US e.g. University of Washington.

My undergrad WAM was 76, so I was wondering what the equivalent GPA of the US standard (out of 4) is? If I use the plain simple way, it is just 0.76*4 = 3.04. As far as I know, using a 7 point scale, a 76 should be 6/7; but 6/7 = 86%. I think Macquarie uses a 4 point scale as well, is it the same as the US standard? How to convert WAM to the GPA used in the US?

Cheers,

Michael

 

[shannonm]

need more info than just 76 wam

 

[daYZman]

need more info than just 76 wam

What extra info do you need? Hmm.. with 76, I qualified for first class honours.

 

[shannonm]

what bracket you got for each course (cred, dist, etc) you undertook

 

[Frigid]

perhaps you would get a quicker and more definite answer if you emailed your query to the admissions centre of university to which you wish to be admitted.

 

[jm1234567890]

read this

http://www.usastudyguide.com/unitsystem.htm

 

[daYZman]

How about using an A+ - E scale where C is the average grade and D is the minimum passing grade, how should it be mapped to WAM?

 

[getscholarship3]

University of Arkansas has many scholarships to apply for http://getusscholarships.com/category/scholaships-by-state/arkansas/

 

[Obvious]

18 Jun 2005