A-minuses

Colleges & Universities University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>I was wondering how A-minuses would generally be looked at in transcripts. Would they be viewed as just low-As, or is there a clear distinction between an A- and an A, where only As/A+s are As? I did the percentage, and since an A- is 93% (i.e. 3.7/4) it’s an A, but a low A. So i wondering which way they’re generally looked at.</p>

<p>Also, does anyone know where you can find the average grade for your major? i’ve heard statistics about their being average grades for my major, but this was also from a person who told me that our department ranked a certain position in a particular ranking (which was years old and it no longer did) so i was also wondering if there was any place that i could find this.</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Depends on who’s looking, really. You can graduate cum laude with all A-s in any major (so that already puts you in the top 20% of your class). I’d imagine that As and A-s would be looked at differently, but I also think that A+s would also be looked at differently (getting an A+ is significantly more impressive than getting an A in my opinion). They’re different grades for a reason.</p>

<p>This might be useful for average GPAs: [UCLA</a> Office of Analysis and Information Management | AIM](<a href=“http://www.aim.ucla.edu/aprs/apbaprs.asp]UCLA”>http://www.aim.ucla.edu/aprs/apbaprs.asp)</p>

<p>Keep in mind that all the averages there are means with no standard deviation given. A few outliers can really skew the numbers for a given major one way or another.</p>

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<p>Really? I thought A- is okay. I got three As and one A- for my first quarter in UCLA. It now seems that is not enough.</p>

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They are okay. I said even an A- average puts you in the top 20% of your class. I just said that they wouldn’t look the same as regular As because (obviously) they’re different grades. I did note that an A+ is extra-impressive though because only a small percentage of students in a given class receive one.</p>

<p>3 As and an A- is better than 3.9. If you sustain that GPA, you’re well within the top 5% of your class.</p>

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<p>In regards to the comments regarding the A+ —</p>

<p>No doubt they are impressive and I, like anyone else, love seeing them on my transcript, but don’t you think it is crap how they don’t count as a 4.3?</p>

<p>Personally, I have no problem with a GPA cap of 4.0 overall, but if you have under a 4.0 (which 99% of us do), then you should be able to reap the bonus benefits of the +.</p>

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<p>^ You do reap the benefits if you’re applying to law school.</p>