question about gpa, much appreciated

alyssa10
Sat, 29 May 2010 06:41:24 +0000

i am currently enrolled in a school from toronto, so i do understand that during my application process, the weight of my gpa at my school will differ when transferred into the usa gpa system.

i will be applying to columbia specifically for the m. arch I degree (as i am working towards my interior design degree) next fall. by the time next fall comes, i will only complete 3 years (or 6 semesters) of school. i will only get one year of upper level grades completed by the time i send out my application and other added requirements.

what i am really afraid of is my chance of not being able to be admitted into the school due to a lower overall gpa in my first 2 years of interior design. that said, i dont even have enough for them to even consider me. i must have nearly perfect grades for my 3rd year to get a decent gpa.

the only marks i am super proud of are my studio design marks, as it is weighted double than the other grades.

so to finalize what i am trying to get across:

does columbia university (specifically gsapp) look at the overall gpa of the credits they recieve on my transcript (years 1-3) or do they look at my upper level gpa in my 3rd year?