What is Gpa: Definition and 291 Discussions

Grading in education is the attempt to apply standardized measurements of varying levels of achievement in a course. Grades can be assigned as letters (for example, A through F), as a range (for example, 1 to 6), as a percentage, or as a number out of a possible total (for example, out of 100).In some countries, grades are averaged to create a grade point average (GPA). GPA is calculated by using the number of grade points a student earns in a given period of time. GPAs are often calculated for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, and can be used by potential employers or educational institutions to assess and compare applicants. A cumulative grade point average (CGPA), sometimes referred to as just GPA, is a measure of a student's performance for all of his or her courses.

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    General question about GPA from a UK student

    Hi, I'm looking at the U.S for grad school and I've been reading talk about grade point average's, more specifically that around 3.0 is not considered particularly great. I assume that a 3.0 GPA means a 75% average, over here 75% is decent A grade. A GPA of 3.5 (which I've read is good)...
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    Schools Can Low GPA and Grad School Mix ?

    Hi Guys, My GPA is 2.63, Electrical Engineering, and I am thinking of grad school(Also Electrical Engineering), is it possible or is it too late? and I have a second question, How is designing antennas as a career going on 1) does it pay well, 2) is it very common, 3) is the market...
  3. M

    What to do with my horrible GPA?

    The first semester of college I did okay but I messed two semesters afterward. I've learned: -To stop caring about what other people think (Spent too much time with friends) -To stop taking a FULL load of classes -To stop procrastinating and cramming I know I can do well in my major (BME)...
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    Schools Grad School Admissions Question – GPA and Whole Person Concept

    Grad School Admissions Question – GPA and “Whole Person Concept” I’ve searched through many of the different grad school threads on the forums and cannot find exactly what I am searching for, or I’m completely missing it. Going into spring semester, I am a little over 50% through my degree...
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    Programs GPA or Double Minors: Student Deciding on Career Change

    Hi I am a 2nd degree student who did a bacholers in finance in the late 90's I am back at school doing a career change to engineering with the goal of breaking into Nuclear engineering. I am in the sophmore tier of coursework with a strong GPA of 3.88. I am studying mech since my school does...
  6. S

    Calculating semester gpa? did my school make a mistake?

    ok i know ill come off as a smart *** here..but I am a premed major, and I am dealing with very stiff competition. every single point on my gpa means a lot to me. with that being said this semester i didnt do so hot. i got an A- in a 4 credit biology course, a B in a 4 credit math course, and an...
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    Schools How Do Grad Schools View a Mixed GPA in Math and Physics?

    I am currently a third year student at uchicago, and I have a question relating to grad schools and gpas. I feel like a jerk for throwing out my numbers, but it is relevant to my question. My cumulative GPA (including all sorts of non sciencey classes) is a 3.6, my physics only gpa is a 4...
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    Schools What's a good GPA? (considering grad school as well)

    Hello, I didn't do so well on two of my breadth courses this semester (half credits) so I went to a calculator and calculated that my highest potential (being realistic) GPA for this year would be in the 3.3 - 3.5 range (although 3.2 is also a possibility). What is considered a "good gpa"? And...
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    Schools Theoretical Physics Program: GPA Requirements & Chances of Acceptance

    Which do you think would be better for getting into a theoretical physics program: -- a 2.5 cumulative gpa with a 3.5 physics gpa or -- a 3.0 gpa, both cumulative and physics Also, if your gpa is around 3.0 (+- 0.2), what are your chances of actually getting into a phd program?
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    Calculators TI-89 Titanium date log GPA and Pass or Fail in jeopardy?

    Alrighty, I know the TI-89 keeps up with date and time. It seems logical that it would somewhere inside the chips and silicon it makes a log of the date that data was inputted...rightttt. I made an idiot out of myself and didn't double check my scan-tron after an exam, my professor jokingly said...
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    Courses More Math Courses vs a potential lower GPA

    Hi, Right now i am on my fourth semester (sophomore) studying Mathematics at a rather small University. The math department here is not that rich couse-wise. In other words there are not a whole lot of Math courses one could take here. From the upper level math courses the only ones that they...
  12. N

    Bad GPA, but want to work as a lab technician

    Hi, I want to get a job as a lab technician but I have a bad GPA in physics right now. Is my degree completely worthless; I know I won't be able to go to grad school now, but I would like to continue on to that road even though I be walking on a different path to grad school.
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    A 4.0 GPA: How Much Does it Matter?

    I know there have been threads with a very similar subject but specifically, how beneficial is a 4.0 versus say a 3.8 or 3.9? The reason I ask is that right now I have a 4.0 but - as much as I hate to actually type this out much less think it - it looks like I could be losing that this...
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    Importance of GPA as an Engineer, (I'm not doing so well)

    How important is gpa in college? How did it factor into you getting your current job? I don't find learning material difficult, but testing is killing me. I was so rushed these first few college exams. I understand the material very well. My style of working is carefully checking each...
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    Photographic memory and perfect gpa, but i have low intelligence.?

    whats up everybody i just wanted to talk to you guys about a problem I am having.i am currently a college student with 4.0 gpa. now this my sound great but I've just taken 30 credits of gen ed courses. not easy but not hard either. Spanish 1 and 2, intermediate algebra, sociology, gen biology...
  16. N

    How we evaluate students and give them this grades this GPA

    How we evaluate students and give them this grades ... this GPA and marks
  17. A

    Low GPA? Mechanical Engineering School Chance w/ 3.2

    I am a double major (physics, comp sci) at a small relatively unknown college. I am a senior and will graduate in 2010. I want to go to engineering school (mechanical) but my GPA is kind of in the toilet. Right now after this summer its sitting at about 2.9. Thus the best I can do before...
  18. M

    Need advice for high energy physics programs with low GPA but good otherwise

    Top university in my country (Taiwan) Undergrad GPA: 3.3/3.1 overall/major Grad (Master) GPA: 3.5 sGRE: 970 GRE: 580/800/4 v/q/w TOEFL: 112 Publication: 3rd out of 50+ authors in PRL I would like to pursue a PhD in physics, but to do that I'd need to get admitted somewhere first... I...
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    Programs Major GPA vs Total GPA: Grad School Considerations

    Do grad schools weight your major gpa more than your total gpa? Or are they considered about equal? I read through a couple hundred profiles on physicsgre.com, people post their stats and where they got in. I noticed that almost everyone had a higher physics gpa than general gpa. What would...
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    Schools Is a 3.1 GPA enough to get into grad school?

    So I will be graduating spring 2010 with a degree in biomedical engineering and have decided that i definitely want to get into grad school. Currently as it sits i have a 2.8 at the University I am at right now and a 3.1 at the community college i went to before hand. It averages out to be about...
  21. T

    Creating a GPA Calculator on Your Own

    Homework Statement I want to create a gpa calculator. This isn't for school I am just trying to learn some programming on my own and came up with this project. I want the output to be something like this: how many classes have you taken? grade for class 1: number of credits for...
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    Credits per semester and GPA distribution

    I have two questions: 1. What is the average number of credits one takes per semester in Grad school in the US? To be more precise: how many courses does one usually take per semester and how many hours of lectures/tutorials does it correspond to weekly? 2. What is the distribution of grades in...
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    University is giving me ulcers They dropped the wrong class from my GPA

    Once again, this stupid university is frustrating me beyond all end. First, I had a death in the family and missed two crucial weeks of a class. They make exceptions for family deaths and I retook the class, but then they decided to make me submit 'proof' that someone who was like a parent to me...
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    Schools College opportunities with Bad GPA

    I am an international student(Taiwan).I have Bachelor degree in Atmospheric Science.And now I am studying for a master degree in physics in Taiwan.(superconductor in experimental solid state physics field) But my undergraduate gpa is 2.8. :( Do I still have any opportunities of attending...
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    Calculating Young Modulus to GPa

    Hi, I have calculated the young modulus of a system by calculating the second derivate of the energy against the axial strain and then I devided the result on the volum. The unit of the energy is eV and the volume is in angstrom^3. I want to calculate the young modulus in GPa, should I...
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    Schools How much do grad schools care about your non-major GPA?

    Do grad schools care more about your overall GPA or your GPA in your major? If I do badly in classes that aren't at all related to my major does it really matter?
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    Testing What does your GPA need to be? What about SAT/ACT and other

    What does your GPA need to be? What about SAT/ACT and other activities? (To get accepted)
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    Convert average into GPA for a foreigner

    Hi PF, It might sounds stupid but if I don't ask I'll not know until I reach another turning point in my life. I'm currently studying in Argentina and I'd like to know if there is a website or something like that that can tell what is my GPA in function of my average. Here we're evaluated...
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    Schools Recommended Schools for my GPA

    Here's the breakdown of my GPAs for 2 semesters of each school year: Freshman: 4.0 and 4.0 -American Sign Langauge 1/2 -English Honors -P.E. -Wood Tech -Biology -Geometry Sophomore: 4.0 and 3.83 -Healthy&Safety/Career Pathways -Chemistry Honors -World History -Algebra II Honors...
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    Schools Schools that care much more for GRE than GPA

    Hello, I'm wondering if you can help me to search about schools that care only for the GRE score, or puts more emphasis on GRE than GPA (or at least considers them almost equally)L I think my google-ing wasn't very effective. I'm not a super fan of the GRE. But I do have a low GPA for...
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    Wondering about GPA requirements

    I would like to know how competitive entry into Physics Grad Schools is exactly; I would really like to shoot for a high-end grad-school but this semester has made me worried about things. I took Math 25 and Physics 16 this year (Harvard freshman), and found both classes really difficult; I was...
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    Courses Is it bad to take easy courses to raise my GPA?

    Is it bad to take easy courses to raise my GPA? I'm a senior engineering major right now. I have one more spring term left until I graduate. I could also take a winter course, too. I have a decent GPA: 3.4/4.0 overall and a 3.85 for my engineering GPA. I have a job offer already for GE's ELDP...
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    Chemistry How important is GPA to employers? (Chemistry major)

    I'm a first semester junior with a current gpa of 2.77; my organic series last year really hurt me. I believe at the end of this semester I may be able to pull a 2.9 and after the spring a high 2.9, low 3.0. In addition, I plan to engage in undergraduate research. Assuming that I maintain that...
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    Courses GPA in math and non-math courses

    HI guys, I was just wondering, so hypothetically speaking, suppose one manages to maintain a GPA of 3.8-4.0 in all math courses throughout the undergrad studies( I am a math major by the way), but for some reason gets a mixture of A's and B's ( where B's dominate) in all other non-math...
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    Schools Is 3.0 gpa in eecs good enough for grad school?

    Hi, Been lost as to what schools to apply for grad studies. I have 3 gpa in eecs at uc berkeley and am feeling grim. Does anyone else have any experience on this? Thanks for the help
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    Choosing Between GPA and Knowledge: A Tough Decision for Academia

    I have a tough call to make. I won't go into the details, but it basically goes like this. Plan A - I can take a highly difficult grad math course next year, for no other sake than interest. This would mean my GPA would suffer (because the average is really low and I'd spend insane amounts of...
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    Employer Requirements for University Graduates: Grades, GPA and More

    When an employer looks to employ somebody straight from uni, what exactly will they look at? Will it be grades from individual units, my GPA, or something else, and how far back to they tend to look? Ive just started my first year in a commerce/engineering degree and so far my grades have...
  38. T

    GPA Requirements for Grad Schools in Astrophysics

    Hi, (I'm not too sure where to post this but this seems to be the most suitable place. Apologies if I am wrong.) If I am majoring Astrophysics and applying to grad schools, is my Math gpa an important factor in addition to my Physics gpa , Astronomy gpa and cumulative gpa? If so, how...
  39. K

    Gaining College Admission Despite Low GPA

    hi, i am in my last high school year. I will apply to college at the end of this year and i am very concerned about my GPA. i am not from mauritius and i never found it very necessary to keep my grades very high. passing averagely was ok for me. Now i am realising that this will affect my GPA...
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    Should I make excuses about my GPA, or suck it up? (longish)

    Should I make excuses about my GPA or suck it up? (longish) I was recently hired by a consulting firm for an intern position. There's been a lot of mutual excitement about bringing me on board and getting me involved in a lot of their projects. So far, everything has been great. They are a...
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    What is causing my low GPA and how can I improve it?

    I am a third year and half a year behind alredy with many repeats. my GPA is 2.01 at the moment. I think I do study but I find it very hard. I think I am a dedicated student, I attend all classes, I hand in all work in time and I try to study as much as I could but I don't get good marks, except...
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    Schools Average GPA of Grad School Admits?

    Hi there, Does anyone know if there's a place where one can get the average GPA's of students admitted to different physics graduate programs? I'm interested in both overall and physics GPA. If there is no one definite list, some of the programs I'd be interested in having particular...
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    Is GPA the Ultimate Factor for Getting into Graduate School?

    I'm a 3rd year student of electronics and communication engineering...and as of now my gpa stands at a 3.5 on a 5...seriously beats me how good that is to secure a place in a reasonably well known graduate school...hoping someone would tell me...and is the cut off different according to the...
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    How devestating to my future career is a C in my GPA?

    I have a 4.0 so far but and flew through Diff EQ, Calc 1-3 with no problemo. However, Linear Algebra is kicking my butt. I'm borderline B/C in the class. If I make this one C and make and make A's and B's the rest of the way, will it hurt me career wise? I'm a Comp. Engineering major.
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    Schools If you transfer schools does your GPA get reset?

    Hello everyone... I'm transferring from Penn State to NC State and I currently have 92.5 credits, 85.5 of the credits transferred and I had a 3.64 at Penn State, and now it says I have a 3.68 because a few of the credits that didn't transfer must have highered my gpa. But one of my...
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    Transferring Schools: Can I Make Up for My Low GPA?

    So after high school I had applied to two colleges, Clarkson University and University of Vermont. I ended up going to Clarkson first and, almost dropping out, went to UVM later. I now have 2 years left and am about to transfer again. My GPA is 2.86. I've spent the last year saving up...
  47. D

    Improving GPA & Graduate School: Advice Needed

    Long story short: I became addicted to poker last semester; my grades plundered, and as a result my GPA dropped to 2.82. I'm in my last year of an undergraduate degree in math. Should I stay a semester or two longer so I can improve my GPA? I can easily obtain a minor in computer science; should...
  48. J

    Achieving Perfect GPA of 3.141 This Spring

    yup. I just took two summer classes and now my gpa is 3.141. heh, I just hope I can keep it here until i graduate next spring, not greater, not lower. That would be neat to have on my resume, I would just replace it with the actual greek symbol pi, that would be cool.
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    Schools Grad school question - GPA, deadlines, etc LOTS OF FUN STUFF

    Grad school question - GPA, deadlines, etc... LOTS OF FUN STUFF! I have one year left of school. Soon, I will be applying to grad school. My first ~1 year of school I did not do very well. I was at that time a Computer Science student, and I really just hated my classes, the math, physics...
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    Total gpa is found by finding the average of each year's grade

    OK. I thought that GPA is calculated in a different way. But my school says that that's the wrong way. I got an average of a 87.25% in 9th grade. The school gave me a GPA for that of 3.56 In 10th grade I got an average of 90.325. The school gave me a GPA of 3.75. I thought it should be a 4.0...
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