<p>Hi,
I’m an international student from the Netherlands, who kind of struggles with determining her GPA. I therefore contacted the Dutch insitution for education in the US and asked them if they could help me with determining what an A would be in the Netherlands. Apparently an 8/10 would be an A.
However, this seems kind of low to me. Do you feel the same way or do you think it could be true?
By the way, I go to VWO Gymnasium, which is the highest level of secondary education in the very much segregated education system of the Netherlands. Which could count for something. I think the Germans will have an idea of what I mean :).</p>
<p>Approximately:
A+=97-100
A=93-96
A-=90-92
Bs work for the 80-89 range
Cs go for 70-79
and so on</p>
<p>ok thanks :D</p>
<p>Rank is more important than GPA</p>
<p>I’m German and when we let evaluate our transcripts by an official authority, we even get an A for a German B (a “2” here in Germany). Sometimes even for a B-(2-) or a C+(3+). It’s just because our classes are much harder and can’t really be compared to American HS classes.</p>
<p>Why do you want to figure out the GPA yourself? Send your transcripts to wes.org, you’ll probably need to do that anyway for your college application. Have a look at this Homepage:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/germany.htm[/url]”>http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/germany.htm</a>
<a href=“http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/netherlands.htm[/url]”>http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/netherlands.htm</a></p>
<p>Yes, 8.0 is an A.</p>
<p>Ooh thank you for the link! That’s very helpful :)</p>
<p>For A-Levels, 80-100% is an A. (which I think is reaally low)…</p>
<p>LOL… low… U take A-levels too?</p>
<p>Duygu,
what do u mean when u say “I go to VWO Gymnasium, which is the highest level of secondary education in the very much segregated education system of the Netherlands”…segregated?</p>
<p>Not as in color! Or anything racist like that. It’s segregated by means of…well…intelligence. Depending on your test scores of a test you take at the age of 12 you are placed in a level of secondary education. People that didn’t do too well go to VMBO, which prepares you for proessions such as hairdresser, plumber or carpenter. The students who did better go to HAVO, which prepares you for education which takes you to professions such as elementary school teacher, journalist (but not too high) or nurse . And finally, VWO is for the students who did very well and prepares you for the ‘real’ college. After that you can became a doctor, judge, scientist, accountant and so on.</p>
<p>And VWO Gymnasium is also somehwat harder because students are rquired to study either Latin or ancient Greek througout their high school career</p>
<p>Well VWO gymnasium is really not hard…
I did a Gymnasium education and a chinese education, and in addition I did a lot of sports…</p>
<p>Yes, but it is harder in comparison. I’m not saying it’s impossibe or anything.
And I wouldn’t really say it’s easy, either.</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s the same here in France.</p>
<p>And in Germany. Just that we don’t take a test to see which school level we fit in; our 4th grade teachers give us a recommendation which school we should attend and then it’s up to our parents to decide (they can choose a school with a lower level than the teacher recommended, but not a higher one).
In that regard I prefer the American school system. I’ve seen a lot of students leaving my school who were math geniuses but did not get along in Latin, or who were good at everything but sciences. The German secondary school system is only good for students who are about equally skilled in all academic areas and have no special strength and weaknesses (you’ll be forced by the system to attend the school that fits your WEAKEST area, not your strongest).</p>
<p>We have the exact same problem.</p>
<p>i’m glad we don’t really have that problem so much, at least not after the first three years. In our fourth year we can choose a package of subjects which fits our strenghts. But we’re still forced to take either Latin or ancient Greek, though.</p>
<p>I know, and it keeps being the same in college1 How do they expect us to engage in a field that will remain ours for the rest of our lives? Seriously, I’m so out of here.</p>
<p>Yeah I think the Dutch system is crazy, how an elementary school teacher can determine whether or not you go to university! My parents got divorced when I was 10 and I was a mess for a few years after. My marks turned to garbage for a couple of years, until I got to high school where my marks returned my usual high 80s and low 90s.</p>
<p>Good thing I didn’t grow up in the Netherlands, or I probably wouldn’t have been “recommended” for university. (and hence, wouldn’t be able to go)</p>
<p>Maybe you could. It’s always possible to transfer to a higher level if your grades are really high and you think you can do it.</p>