College GPA for transfer

jonri
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:27:43 +0000

Then it might not be your “real” GPA. I’m NOT promising you that. I have NO idea. Many US colleges–again, I don’t know about Brown–require you to submit your credentials to an independent company that “translates” your GPA into an American one.

Sometimes, the GPA provided by the company is quite different than the actual number. There are countries in which the grading scale is very, very different than the US one and so what looks like an abysmal GPA may be quite good.

It’s POSSIBLE that a credential service may “translate” your gpa into a higher one, which would give you a better chance at admission. I am NOT saying that WILL happen.
I’m just saying that if I were you, I’d do some further research.

Please do NOT PM me and ask for more info. I can’t provide it. I just know that if you study in a foreign nation with a different grading system, most US colleges don’t view the original number as the “real” one. They have an outside company which is more familiar with the different grading systems used in the world analyze it first.

If your GPA is considered low in your own country, the “translation” won’t help. But if your GPA actually puts you near the top of the program you’re in, then you may have a chance.

Oh, room means just that, the cost of living in a dormitory room. Board is the cost of food. At Brown or Dartmouth you would probably live on campus and thus would pay for room and board in addition to tuition.