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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    Is it a good idea to repeat low first year classes to boost your overall GPA?

    I am a 3rd-4th year student planning to try and get into graduate school in my field of study. But I got some terrible marks in my first year in courses relating to my program (science and math courses), and in a non-related course. Since some universities specifically require an undergraduate...
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    Average engineering School and High GPA or Top Engineering School and lower GPA

    So I am currently in an average ABET EE program and have a 4.0, but I am thinking of transferring to the top 30 engineering school about an hour away. I was wondering which matters more, GPA or institution? Both have a great college fair, and both are ABET accredited. And, I am not saying I...
  3. J

    Chances to transfer from CC to UIUC with mediocre GPA

    I want to transfer to U of I urbana champaign... but the thing is Im a sophomore at a community college right now, and I have a 3.1 GPA currently, and if i get a 4.0 this semester i will be bumped up to a 3.3. I want to attend U of I urbana champaign starting my junior year, what are my...
  4. N

    3.11 GPA BSME 1230 GRE (740 Q 490 V) 1 year paid research, NSF

    3.11 GPA BSME 1230 GRE (740 Q 490 V) 1 year paid research, NSF funded research project. Acknowledge on a state report as a result of some of the research. Working with 2 professors currently with research. 1 deals with energy, the other is a project that is giving me knowledge in CFD...
  5. R

    Engineering Civil engineering student, low gpa. advice?

    i have 3 more semesters to go to get my civil engineering degree, currently my gpa is 2.5. i was ignorant and careless when i first started school, i have just started to get good grades my last 3 semesters. A's and B's. its going to be next to impossible to graduate with a 3.0 gpa...
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    Schools Boosting GPA for Grad School: Should I Apply Now or Wait?

    I'm senior UCSB phys program that currently has 2.6 GPA not good at all this year I'm retaking some classes and working hard to improve my GPA and plan on boosting to 2.9. Right now I'm studying for physGRE, and getting research. Right now I'm looking at masters programs at CSUs and wondering...
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    Schools Graduate school conundrum? Low Ugrad GPA high Master's GPA

    This is perhaps not a conundrum and me thinking about things too much. The story: I'm about to start my second year in my Master's program. I've taken the following two course sequences: Real Analysis/Functional Analysis, Complex Analysis/Variables, and Analysis I&II. I also have taken a...
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    How much does GPA matter, be honest

    I put my schedule together & wounder how many semesters I should try to earn my B.S. in & weather or not to retake a course that I got a C+ and a B- in high school. The highest GPA I can graduate with would be a 3.91 & the highest GPA I could graduate with would be a 4.00 if I decided to retake...
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    (Australian) Stuck in 2nd year Chemistry with low gpa :'(

    Here's the deal, I got into Applied Sciences degree and now find myself going down a Chemistry major route and doing really badly at it. I cannot move to a Computer Science in my course so I have to transfer. So I can at least have grounds to be awarded a minor. In order to transfer to a...
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    Need help, I don't know when to apply coz my current GPA

    Need help, I don't know when to apply coz my current GPA... First, thank you for clicking this thread and trying to help me. I am going to apply grad school for a PhD, but my situation now is... Let me explain. My current overall GPA is 3.24 (current Major GPA 3.67), thanks to those non-major...
  11. Z

    Schools Can My Emotions Help Me Meet My GPA Requirement?

    I was emotional - could I list this, so my 1st two years' marks are looked over for the 3.0 GPA minimum calculations? I also come from a top-tier undergrad university that really challenges you
  12. Math Is Hard

    Is a perfect GPA necessary for success in industry?

    If you were in charge of admissions, wouldn't it be a little freaky to see transcripts with all "A"s and "A+"s for a student? I would wonder if that person had a "life" and if they might implode at the next level of coursework if things went less than perfectly. I was a pretty uptight undergrad...
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    Retaking Classical Mechanics for Higher GPA

    I am a Physics major, just completed my junior year. During my fall semester I took the first level to the upper level Classical Mechanics sequence and received a C. I know that this was because I was working part time at that time so I was not able to put in as much time as I should have into...
  14. K

    Schools What GPA and Other Factors Truly Influence Grad School Admissions in Physics?

    Hi, I'm currently a sophomore in UC Berkeley, interested in majoring in physics. I am considering to go to grad school afterwards, and I have few questions. First, even if I don't go to grad school, would I have good job opportunity with physics Bachelors? Second, what is the GPA requirement...
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    Programs Do Physics Majors Have Lower Ave. GPA than other Science Majors?

    I plan to attend medical school and need to have a high GPA in order to get in. I want to major in physics, but think that because physics is the hardest science my GPA will suffer. Does anyone who has taken upper division classes know what the average GPA for a physics student is and how does...
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    Programs How much does non-major GPA matter?

    How much do you guys think that non-major GPA matter in terms of grad school or employment?
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    To calculate my cumulative GPA would I just

    Take my current GPA add it to my cumulative GPA and divide by 2? I have already completed one semester of college and I got a 3.11 (8 credits) I am currently taking 18 and expecting to earn 14/18 credits. So suppose my current GPA comes to like 1.70 would I add 1.70+3.11 and divide by 2 to get...
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    Another GPA, GRE and getting into a (physics) graduate program thread

    I made the mistake of actually graduating. I had a low GPA at the time but was planning to go overseas anyways and didn't realize just how much such a low GPA would affect me. I now have a BS in Physics with a GPA of 2.9 in a no-name state university. What are my options? My goal hasn't...
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    Schools Getting into grad school with a below 3.0 gpa?

    I'm trying to figure out how hard it would be for me to get into grad school. I graduated with a 2.79 and a BA in physics, two and a half years ago. I did publish 3 papers in apj, won 4 research awards, one campus-wide calculus competition, 4 grants (not including the ones I won more than...
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    Fresh ME Grad with 2.8 GPA - What Options?

    I am a fresh BSME graduate with an overall GPA of 2.8/4.0. After filtering through a bunch of job sites online, I must say that I am getting a little discouraged because I see requirements of 3.0+. It is unfortunate because after getting my act together my final two semesters were ~3.3. I...
  21. O

    Polyphasic Sleep (Uberman) to boost GPA

    Hey guys, Description of Sleep Schedule I'm not sure if you have heard of the "Uberman sleep schedule" before but it consists of sleeping in 30 minute nap periods every 4 hours so that you can stay up consistently 24/7. I'm not sure if there are long-term detrimental effects but I am...
  22. D

    Reviving GPA: From 2.8 to 3.4 in 4 Years

    After the end of this semester my GPA will be at a 2.8... I know what happened, for about two years, I did not know what I wanted to do in terms of a degree, wasting time with various elective-based classes until I figured out what I wanted. In the meantime of wasting time, I procrastinated a...
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    Schools Questions on Undergraduate GPA for Math Graduate School

    Alright, a little background on me first; i attended a nationally accredited college and due to various circumstances, fell into major depression. I wasted about ~3 years of my life doing very little and ended up dropping/failing many of my classes for extremely stupid reasons (not showing up...
  24. J

    Bachelor's GPA vs. master's GPA

    Hello. I'm an European student who is about to graduate as a master next year. Now i would be interested in grad school in the states, but, my bachelor's grades suck. I have good research experience and since I started my master's I've really picked up steam. My grades converted to the...
  25. R

    GPA and the Greats: Grades of High Achievers

    I was curious, about the relation of grades to high achievments. It's safe to assume, that most Nobel Prize winners for instance had rather high grades. Does anyone know if there has been studies of grades of high achievers? More in particular, where can one find the grades of Einstein...
  26. P

    Control Engineering Master's with Mediocre-Low Undergrad GPA. Possible?

    Hello, I am currently half way through my forth year of undergraduate electrical engineering at the University of Waterloo (Canada) and am considering going to graduate school for control engineering. Unfortunately, mostly due to poor work ethic on my part, my GPA is only about 3.3/4.0...
  27. M

    GPA & Transfer Help: Graduating HS in 2007 and Going to SDSU

    Graduated HS in 07 and got into SDSU. Went there for 2 semesters and took 29 units, all of which i failed except for 1, i got a D. 9 ( I was immature and didn't care about school, nor did I know why I was truly attending college). Now 3 years later I REALLY REALLy regret it because I...
  28. R

    I have low gpa, but i want to go to grad school in a different subject.?

    I graduated from a top undergraduate program in applied mathematics with a general GPA of 2.91, subject GPA of 3.13 from a T1, or T2 applied math program in the nation. I found that my GPA don `t reflect my true capacity, and that i chosen the wrong subject to get a degree in. My low GPA might...
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    Schools Universities for physics master with 2.4 gpa

    Hi, I want to do master in physics in an English-speaking country. (USA, UK, Canada or Australia) (though I prefer USA as a first choice) I am senior physics undergrad student. However my gpa is very low, around 2.4. (However most probably I'll increase it to above 2.5 at the end of the...
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    Is a Low GPA a Barrier to Pursuing a Master's Degree?

    Hi, this is a undergraduate student who is graduating in this Dec. Honestly, my GPA is quite low. Do u think that, does such a person like me still have the opportunity to pursue a master's degree in physics, or even a P.hD.?
  31. N

    Not the usual GPA question (but similar)

    So I know maintaining above a 3.8 is ideal (if not necessary) for getting into a solid (top 30-ish?) grad school. My question is: what is the practical difference in the eyes of admissions committees between a 4.0 and a 3.9 or a 3.95? The reason I ask is I'm fairly certain I might be getting...
  32. S

    Schools Will my GPA prevent me from getting into grad school?

    Looking at some of the older threads, I've gotten the message that with my major gpa of 2.8 (in electrical engineering) and overall gpa of 3.12 I don't have a good shot at getting into grad school. However, a few professors that I have taken classes from and done research for are encouraging me...
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    Schools Are there any U.S. universities accpeting GPA 2.3 undergrad for physics research?

    Are there any U.S. universities/colleges accepting GPA 2.3 undergrad for physics research(free of charge)? I heard that MPhil and Phd is free of charge(no tuition fee) as working as a T.A. or R.A. Can you give me some names/lists? If this is not right can you send me a message? Thanks...
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    When people say don't apply to top programs unless your gpa is 3.7+

    Is that based on a 4.0gpa scale?
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    Gradute School and grades (percentage, not GPA).

    I know what you are thinking, here's another person who's too lazy to do the research himself about grades and grad school, but I honestly have tried to find information. I am doing a joint honors in physics and mathematics with a minor in Computer Science with hopes of pursuing a doctorate in...
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    Calculating GPA: Find the Average

    i know this is a super easy program, but for some reason it's not working the way i want it to // prompt user to enter several GPA's then find the average // while the user's input is not the sentinel value, -1, add it to the sum #include <iostream> using namespace std; int main(){...
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    Is There Hope for My GPA After a Rough First Year?

    Hi all, I'm a second year B.Sc student majoring in Maths and Chemistry and I'm worried that I may have "ruined" my degree. Last year was a bad year for me for multiple reasons and as a result I failed two subjects and performed poorly in the rest, don't get me wrong though, the poor...
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    Programs 3.47 GPA am I screwed for Stanford Math PhD?

    Dear Physics Forums, I am a math major who just finished my sophomore year at a USNews top 10 school. As the title says it, I have a (sad) 3.47 gpa with my math gpa just about the same. Over the last few weeks, I have been considering my career path and yes, going to graduate school for math...
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    Should I take first-year-Calculus again just to build a solid GPA?

    I took AP Calc BC already and I am entering as a freshman, should i take freshman Calculus again? How many freshman calculus courses actually go through these topics? 1. Hyperbolic integration/derivatives 2. telescoping series 3. Work 4. Fluid Pressure 5. Moments of Inertia 6. Center of Mass...
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    Schools Can I Get Into Graduate Math School with Lower GPA?

    Mathematics Graduate School I have a couple concerns/questions for everyone out there. I REALLY appreciate you reading this thread, even if your replies will be a letdown. Background: I currently go to Georgia Tech, pursuing my second undergraduate degree in mathematics (first was in civil...
  41. W

    Average Transfer GPA for Physics Major

    What is the average transfer gpa for physics major? I don't even know since hardly anyone even goes into physics for CC transfer. Example for UCs and other state universities.
  42. K

    My gpa is currently 2.57. Can i attain 3.9 gpa if i only have 2 years left?

    I am going to get 4.0 on each semester to save my gpa.
  43. B

    Courses Is it common for people to retake a course in order to boost their GPA?

    By courses I mean like Multivariable Calculus, Differentials, Physics 301, etc...
  44. B

    Improving GPA: Engineering Junior Aims for 3.0

    So I am entering my 5th semester of engineering next fall (junior year). I currently have a 2.7 gpa due to a little bit of slacking not to mention engineering is not easy. I have experienced dropping my gpa, obviously, but I've never experienced raising my gpa. =\, do you think that if I get a...
  45. N

    Admissions Workload Vs. GPA In Grad Admissions (Math)

    Hi everyone! I'm currently a second year at UC Irvine. I'm working on majors in Computer Science and Engineering and Mathematics with a minor in Philosophy if time permits. I want to study Logic somewhere in the UC system or perhaps out of state if it seems worth it. So I've been...
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    Schools Boring Question (grad school & GPA)

    Hi PF, Sorry for the rather boring question but, does anyone know where to get data on average gpa's of students accepted to various grad schools? I'm a bit worried because my physics gpa is around a 3.5, as is my regular gpa. However, I'm starting to realize that a lot of kids have gpa's...
  47. B

    Schools A question about GPA for grad schools

    At which year and what level of courses are GPA taken into consideration?
  48. F

    Is GPA Important for a Career in Theoretical Physics?

    I mean I know people who take Calculus in their High school and they repeat it again in college for "easy GPA", but is GPA that important? I mean I know it is necessary for GRad school, but should I do it? I am heading into Theoretical Physics and I am deciding whether I should do this or...
  49. S

    High GPA, no experience, nearing graduation - feeling unhirable

    I'm a junior in college right now (planning on a 3.5 year graduation), majoring in engineering physics at a very good school. I've got a great GPA because I work hard during school, but I've got no research experience and no good work experience (my last two summers weren't spent very well) so...
  50. J

    Schools Schools in CA that would accept engineering student with C's, GPA of about 2.9

    Just curious as to what schools there are in California offering electrical engineering that would likely accept an engineering student with the following: Quite a lot of C's, GPA of about 2.5 - 2.9 ,lots of W's & repeate classes? Took about 10 years to finish at the 2 year college, starting...
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