Our country has no gpa system at schools and no class rank (though I’d say I was always one of the top 3 students in class). The scores are from 1 to 10, with 10 most likely being an A, 9 is A-, 8 is a B, 7 is B- and so on, though I’m not fully certain.
So, out of 48 classes that I’ve taken in 4 years, four were pass or fail, all of which I have passed so I won’t count those. The other ones are like that: I got four 8s, twenty-two 9s and eighteen 10s, which would make my full one grade a 9.3 if I devide 410 by 44. Is that any good for a good school? What gpa would that be?
Also p.s I want to study chemistry and I actually got an 8 in my first year and in second and third I got 9s in chemistry (no chemistry in fourth year) would that ruin my chances, since basically I did not finish it on a 10 even once? (Though I got plenty of 10s during the year, of course).
You cannot say that unless you school also says that.
For US college applications (except Unite of California) you do not convert your GPA; you report it according to your country’s system. Almost all colleges have an AO familiar with foreign grading standards.
Actually, in your country’s case, a 10 is an A+, a 9 is an A, etc.
Yes.
It is difficult for us to comment since we don’t know your country and most of the people on CC will be coming from countries with a very different grade scale. However, your grades look pretty good to me.
If you are intending to apply to universities in the US, you should be aware that there are thousands of universities and colleges in the US. Your grades should be sufficient for the great majority of them, including some very good universities. The issue for most students for most US schools will be paying for university. It is not hard to find schools that cost more than $70,000 per year. Most students simply cannot afford to spend $280,000 or more to attend four years of university. In the US the majority of students take more than 4 years to graduate university, which of course increases the cost even more (although students are more likely to take more time if they are at less expensive schools).
There are a few universities in the US which meet full need for all students, including international students. There are however very few such schools, and they are all VERY competitive, especially for international students. Thus international students need to be relatively close to being the top student in their country to apply to a school, or the top student in their region of the world if from a small country, in order to get accepted to a US school that meets full need.
- I didn't say that, my teachers did. There is just no way of documenting it except for reccommendation lettets I supppse.
- How would you know it is A+ in my country's case? You don't know where I'm from. 1-10 scale used to be 1 to 5 a few years ago and 10 was the same as 5 and 9 became 5 -. That's why I think 10 = 5 = A. No 10 +, no 5+ and thus there should be no A+...also, is there a sort of database that has all the countries grading systems and how they'd convert or something?
You would simply say that your school does not rank. It’s not unique - Manu US high schools don’t rank.
I’m a moderator on this site, so I can see where you’re from.
Here are a couple. What an individual college will use may or may not align.
https://applications.wes.org/igpa-calculator/
https://www.foreigncredits.com/resources/gpa-calculator/
I’m confused: are you a HS student (which is what you seem to be saying here) or have you finished undergraduate (as you seem to be saying on your thread asking about getting into US law schools with a 3.0 GPA)?
Haha, yeah, I did finsh a law school but I want to be a patent lawyer, so I thought I’d get undergrad degree in science. They’d need my HS transcript in this case, right?
Unless I’m missing something, then, if you already have the equivalent of an undergraduate degree, it is unlikely that a college in the US would accept you for undergraduate studies.
Thanks, though the second website seems hellbent on saying that we have a 1 to 5 grading system which is outdated by a decade. I’ll see the first one
Are you sure? Because that would mean there can be no patent lawyers from civil law countries
It means you don’t get an undergrad in the US. You can apply to law schools (which are at the graduate level).
I don’t want another law school. I’m looking for chemistry schools
Is your undergrad in Chem?
No, it’s in Law. A completely unrelated field
If you are a law student now, you could apply here as a transfer student and change your major. There probably will be no financial aid available, and a change to chemistry will probably mean at least three years of study to complete a Bachelor degree.
If you have completed law in your country, you can apply to a law school here for a specialized Master degree in some aspect of law. Many international law graduates do that.
If you have completed law in your country and you want to complete a second undergraduate degree here in chemistry - or possibly just take a lot of science course to get the background you need - you can Look for a place that will admit you for a second bachelors degree. There will almost certainly be no financial aid avaialable.
Are there patent lawyers in your country? How do they develop both the science and law backgrounds needed? Surely there is some system. Find out what it is and pursue it there.
I don’t know any patent lawyers here, sadly. Most IP lawyers specialise in copyright and trademark. Also, are there really few universities that accent people such as myself? What if I don’t declare the fact that I have a bachelor’s degree or if I simply say that I’m no longer interested in law?
For one, if the college finds out you omitted info on your application you would get denied, or if found after you started school thrown out of the school. Not worth it (particularly after paying $30-70K of tuition and fees).
OP, what is your end game, practicing law of any type in the US, practicing patent law in the US, practicing IP law in your home country? Is it not possible to get a science degree of some type in your home country? Can you afford attending college in the US with little to no financial aid?
I can practice anywhere I am asked to work.
No, there are no decent chemistry schools here.
Two of my previous classmates study in the US with full financial aid, though money is not an issue for me personally
When you apply for admission, you are required to submit official transcripts from every college or university that you have attended. No matter where in the world. No matter how old. No matter how few credits. You have to send every single one. Neglecting to do so is academic fraud, and can result in denial of admission, expulsion from the institution, and cancellation of any credits earned or degrees awarded. So just don’t do that.
That you don’t know any patent lawyers in your country tells me that you still have a lot of research to do. If there are parents in your country, there are patent lawyers or the local equivalent. Since you will need to get a job at home after finishing your studies here and you use up any OPT, it makes sense for you to identify the places that could hire you at that future date, and determine the best ways to prepare yourself to be a good job candidate.