How MBA Programs Calculate GPA

I don't know any off hand, but that is something to highlight in your applications. Schools will notice the improvement.

Brendan,

Are you applying to Mccombs for Fall 2013 entrance class?

I spoke with the director of admissions, and they do not calculate the last 60 hours. The application is misleading, as it does request this number.

Thanks.

gtg279v wrote:Brendan,

Are you applying to Mccombs for Fall 2013 entrance class?

I spoke with the director of admissions, and they do not calculate the last 60 hours. The application is misleading, as it does request this number.

Thanks.

GTG
I believe they only calculate your last 60 hours....


Taken directly from their webpage.
How do I calculate my GPA?/What is upper division coursework?

The Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC) calculates your GPA using only upper-division coursework and any non-professional graduate work. The GPA is based on a 4.0 scale. Upper-division coursework is loosely defined as courses taken during your junior and senior years (i.e. final two years of college). These classes are typically in your major (although non-major upper-level courses and any graduate work are also included in the GPA) and are taken above-and-beyond the basic core curriculum. GIAC will correct this information if it is incorrect. International grading scales will be recalculated to reflect an equivalent total on a 4.0 scale.

Jtaylor5353:

I saw that as well. My only point is that a notable person instructed me otherwise.

I remember very clearly:

"I know. Our application process can be misleading. We look at your undergraduate GPA holistically."

Do any of the international applicants at Mccombs have any knowledge or experience of how they calculate the GPA? WES seems to factor in different disciplines in other countries and gives you a GPA score that is more in line with your performance , whereas simply converting Percentage to GPA would make a person who has scored 70% only a 2.8, whereas this would put him in the 90+ percentile of his class in most engineering and Medical disciplines in India.