Questions tagged [gpa]
On the Grade Point Average (GPA), a numerical measure of a student's performance over a semester or career. This tag may apply to questions on calculating the GPA, or on the impact of GPA on graduate admissions and academic careers.
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Graduate Applications Transcript advice
I transferred schools in my second year of undergrad. I have a 3.8 overall at my graduating institution, but the transcript I'm uploading for my transfer credits is quite bad (I was in the wrong field ...
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How does WES calculate GPA in a course-by-course evaluation? Local grading standards or linear conversion?
I'm trying to understand how WES (World Education Services) calculates the GPA in their course-by-course evaluation of international academic credentials. Do they use conversion tables based on the ...
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GPA significance in Europe for PhD [duplicate]
I am currently a master's student (in a grand ecole) in STEM field in France. I currently have a GPA of 3.3/4 or 14.7/20. I want to go for PhD. I am currently interested doing from Europe itself, ...
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How closely do PhD programs look at grades from unrelated programs on applications? [duplicate]
I'm planning to apply for an English PhD program in Canada from the same university where I completed my MA English (course-only) degree. My GPA from this was 3.7. Could have been better (undergrad ...
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Should I do a Master's before applying to PhD programs? [duplicate]
I'm a junior in college studying computer science, and I'd like to get a PhD in Computer Science in the future. My GPA is not great (~3.8 overall, 3.7 major GPA). I will try to raise it over my ...
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Is it possible to get a second chance at college? [closed]
I graduated highschool in 2009. I started community college right out of highschool. I got 4.0 my first semester. After that my grades began to drop over time as well as "withdraw" from a ...
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How much do your undergraduate and graduate GPAs matter when applying for a faculty position? [duplicate]
I’m looking for a job in academia and was a little concerned about my undergraduate GPA (Grade Point Average) (around 3.0) from a good school.
I had masters and Ph.D. GPA around 4.0 from good schools ...
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Do graduate schools consider my GPA outside of my main university?
I am hoping to attend graduate school but am slightly concerned because although my GPA at the University I am graduating from is good—I spent about a year studying elsewhere (getting GenEds primarily ...
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Applying for a Masters degree in ECE with a low average GPA & B.S. degree not in ECE
I'm a senior Math major, looking to apply for a MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering. However, my degree is in Math. I have taken some ECE courses in embedded system and microcontrollers, and the 100-...
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On GPA and Applying for PhD [duplicate]
I am an undergraduate studying mathematics interested in pursuing research in this field. I am interested in differential geometry and have tried several courses involving geometry/analysis. However, ...
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Improving my GPA after two disastrous years [closed]
I am a computer science student and had disastrous first two years.There are many F's on my transcript and my overall GPA was 2.44/4.00.Then I retook all the courses that I had failed and improved my ...
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Will a low PhD GPA be a problem for industry R&D positions? [closed]
I am pursuing my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (controls) in India. My undergraduate GPA in mechanical engineering was good, but my PhD GPA has been low (6.8/10). Will this bad GPA affect my ...
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Do I stand a chance of receiving a research internship at a 3.57 GPA? [closed]
I am an undergraduate who will be looking for winter and summer research internships next year. My current GPA is 3.57/4 and have two excellent quality research papers written as a first author. I ...
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Are general elective grades important when applying to a U.S. pure math PhD program?
I know this question may have no definitive anwser at all, please bear with me. I just finished my 3rd year of university, and I have one year and a semester left until (hopefully) getting into a math ...
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How Should I Convert My GPA for PhD Applications in the USA?
I am in the process of applying for PhD programs in the United States and am facing a dilemma regarding my GPA format. My current university uses a 20/20 grading scale, and I am unsure if I should ...
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