MA improve chances of getting into MBA?

sakky
Thu, 28 May 2009 13:14:35 +0000

sakky; 3.1/5*4 = 2.48, not 2.1, pretty simply concept.







My thoughts exactly.



Storch, Tax Bear, can’t you guys do your own homework? It’s not that hard to look it up.

*The MIT grade point average is calculated on a 5.0 scale…Grades used in the calculation are weighted as follows: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, F=0, O=0.

Conversion to a 4.0 Scale

Substitute the following values: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0, O=0. *

[GPA Calculation and Unit Conversion](http://web.mit.edu/registrar/gpacalc.html)

Hence, somebody who has straight C’s at MIT would have about a 3.0/5, as a C is worth 3. On a 4 point scale, a C is worth 2, hence he would have about a 2.0/4.

Let’s do a slightly more difficult calculation. Take a guy at MIT with 9 C’s and 1 B, and all of the courses are worth the same number of credit hours (use 1 for sake of simplicity). That would be worth a 3.1/5 on a 5-point scale and a 2.1/4 on a 4-point scale. Do the math yourself if you don’t believe it. Again, keep in mind that a C is worth 3 and 2 and a B is worth 4 and 3 respectively on each grading scale.

If you guys really need a basic tutorial on how to calculate GPA, you can find one here:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4612605_calculate-grade-point-average.html

Pretty simple concept, right? My thoughts exactly.