Does a GPA from Canada carry less weight on an application? Forum

[pattymac]

I read something in a post alluding to this and I was wondering if anyone (especially Canadians) could elaborate. I'm not applying anywhere except in the US.

[CanadianWolf]

Not sure whether many in the US understand that grading is usually stricter in Canada.

[pattymac]

That's what I'm worried about. I have a 2.7, a 3.3 would have put me in the top three of my class...out of 180 kids.

[d34d9823]

Not sure whether many in the US understand that grading is usually stricter in Canada.

It's the IQ adjustment kicking in...just kidding.

OP, I doubt adcoms are so dumb that they'll be like "Durr, Canadian GPA = US GPA, right? Eliminate this applicant!"

[CanadianWolf]

Write an addendum explaining that. Unfortunately, USNews makes no allocation in its rankings for foreign GPAs, although I do know that several undergraduate schools delete foreign GPAs from their reports to USNews.
A study released within the last few days ranked Canada as the most highly educated country in the world; the US placed 12th. (Saw this on CNN within the past two days.)

[pattymac]

Thanks for the help guys.

(I'd have to say I respectfully disagree with that study tho . I live in a province that mandated a fifth year of high school and replaced that with a "literacy" test in tenth grade. Seriously, if you have to check if your students are literate by the age of 16, we have some serious problems).

[James Bond]

Yes. Canada sucks. Everyone knows this.

[d34d9823]

Yes. Canada sucks. Everyone knows this.

Only when the wind is from the south. When the wind is from the north, Canada blows.

[James Bond]

Yes. Canada sucks. Everyone knows this.

Only when the wind is from the south. When the wind is from the north, Canada blows.