<p>hey i’m from Canada,and i’m wondering how i would convert my
school marks into GPAs. i want to see where i’m standing.
and whuts the difference between weighted and not??</p>
<p>also, i go to Havergal College in Toronto, and would the admissions
in U.S recognize my school?
cuz compared to most schools, it is more competitive and harder to get a good mark in my school, so my average may be lower than others, rite?
so yah …
god this college application thing is stressing me out.
especially being an international student (ESL) living in Canada…
phu i hate this stuff.
please give replies, i would very appreciate it.</p>
<p>Yeah I’d like to know this too… my school marks pretty hard too, and averages are lower as a result. Do US schools recognize elite Canadian schools and inflate grades accordingly? In Ontario, 80-100s are As, 70-79s are Bs, 60-69s are Cs, and 50-59s are Ds — and teachers mark that way.</p>
<p>yay, an international student studying in Canada =) same situation here b-galAJ</p>
<p>I don’t know how your grade counsellor does it, but the one at our school just writes the GPA in % for college application. I think the US adcoms will be able to see how hard you school is, because they also require your rank in class.</p>
<p>Schools have special international admissions officers and they are familiar with the school systems around the world. GPAs can be on a 4.0 scale or a 100% scale. Weighted includes any bonus points (for advanced classes, an A might be a 5.0). Unweighted means excluding the bonus points (for advanced classes, the A would only be a 4.0).</p>
<p>it depends, some schools in Canada give 90s to every student, such as LCC
but my school in Montreal, there s only 2 kids in my grade got over 90 average, I am 89 and I am 5th out of 200</p>
There is no such thing as a public elite in Ontario ;)</p>
<p>Usually this is grade inflation scale according to Canadian provinces (in decreasing order; ie. Quebec’s grades are the most deflated):
West Coast (BC, Alberta) -> Ontario -> Quebec</p>
<p>I think the reason why quebec’s secondary school has two levels: high school and pre-university, and everyone’s final results are from pre-university, that means the courses that kids take in quebec are significantly harder than other province, and 90’s students are usually top 1~3%</p>
<p>if you rae in toronto, in the YRDSB or TDSB, your gpa conversion will probably be as follow:
GPA is out of 5.0
100%=5.0
90%=4.5
80%=4.0
70%=3.0
60%=2.0</p>