At the time I first saw GPA calculation at mba.com, I thought my German weighted average grade (it is already weighted based on credit hours) should be converted to American GPA based on the table provided by mba.com.
So, for example my average weighted grade was 2.1 for my Bachelors. According to the conversion table a four passing grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = Fail translates to GPA as
1= 4.0 GPA
2= (3.0 to 3.9) GPA
3= (2.0 to 2.9) GPA
4= (1.0 to 1.9) GPA
and 5=0.0 to 0.9 GPA
Now I read it like this:
2.1 is near 2 so I need to be near 3.9. I chose 3.9. I did not know the implication of this. The GPA is printed on my official score report now. If I think again now, the German grade 2.0 should be 3.9. Therefore, 2.1 should be 3.8 GPA, a 2.2 should be 3.7 GPA, a 2.3 should be 3.6 GPA and so on as for every 0.1 German Grade change such as 2.2 to 2.3 a 0.1 decrease in GPA should occur. So, now my GPA would be 3.8.
Also, if I do not convert the weighted average but convert each subject with credit hours the results get skewed to somewhere close to 3.2.
What method is to be used? If my grade is already weighted should I convert just the weighted average or should I convert individual grades?
I am totally perplexed. How should I get the GPA off my official report? I fear that this would work negatively in my application and might be seen as fraud.
So, for example my average weighted grade was 2.1 for my Bachelors. According to the conversion table a four passing grades 1,2,3,4 and 5 = Fail translates to GPA as
1= 4.0 GPA
2= (3.0 to 3.9) GPA
3= (2.0 to 2.9) GPA
4= (1.0 to 1.9) GPA
and 5=0.0 to 0.9 GPA
Now I read it like this:
2.1 is near 2 so I need to be near 3.9. I chose 3.9. I did not know the implication of this. The GPA is printed on my official score report now. If I think again now, the German grade 2.0 should be 3.9. Therefore, 2.1 should be 3.8 GPA, a 2.2 should be 3.7 GPA, a 2.3 should be 3.6 GPA and so on as for every 0.1 German Grade change such as 2.2 to 2.3 a 0.1 decrease in GPA should occur. So, now my GPA would be 3.8.
Also, if I do not convert the weighted average but convert each subject with credit hours the results get skewed to somewhere close to 3.2.
What method is to be used? If my grade is already weighted should I convert just the weighted average or should I convert individual grades?
I am totally perplexed. How should I get the GPA off my official report? I fear that this would work negatively in my application and might be seen as fraud.
