QUESTION: I need to understand how uWaterloo does their grading. My parents keep
asking for my GPA and the course grade (i.e. A+, B, C, etc). I've shown
them the final scores and also the unit points but..
UW doesn't use GPA. They will only matter if you apply to another program/school afterwards if it requires GPA. UW uses numerical grades so we don't have them converted to letters. Just calculate your average.
For the first digit: B - 7 C - 6 D - 5 F - anything under 50
For the second digit: + - 7-9 None - 4-6 - - 0-3
Exception is for A, where 80-84 is an A-, 85-89 is an A, and 90+ is A+. You can find documentation for this on the back of old transcripts. This has been my experience in how a number of different courses have been marked.
UW doesn't use GPA. They will only matter if you apply to another program/school afterwards if it requires GPA. UW uses numerical grades so we don't have them converted to letters. Just calculate your average.
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.ouac.on.ca/docs/omsas/c_omsas_b.pdf
Tell them that you have a 4.0. You should take advantage of their ignorance.
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DeleteOver 9000!!!
DeleteWaterloo has a particular scheme.
ReplyDeleteFor the first digit:
B - 7
C - 6
D - 5
F - anything under 50
For the second digit:
+ - 7-9
None - 4-6
- - 0-3
Exception is for A, where 80-84 is an A-, 85-89 is an A, and 90+ is A+. You can find documentation for this on the back of old transcripts. This has been my experience in how a number of different courses have been marked.
Eh. If they're paying for it in any significant way, they're entitled to know how it's going.
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