[KeshasFansRose]

What's a GPA? Here in the Uk we use (lowest to highest):
3:2 40-49%
2:2 50-59%
2:1 60-69%
1:1 70-100%
For grades at university.

[The Unforgiving]

I'm starting my finals next week

[MAKSIM]

Originally posted by KeshasFansRose

What's a GPA? Here in the Uk we use (lowest to highest):
3:2 40-49%
2:2 50-59%
2:1 60-69%
1:1 70-100%
For grades at university.

4 is A
3 is B
2 is C
1 is D

If you have a plus you add .33 (b+ is 3.33)
If you have a minus you subtract .33 (b- is 2.67)

You want to be closest to 4 as possible.

[KeshasFansRose]

Originally posted by MAKSIM

4 is A
3 is B
2 is C
1 is D

If you have a plus you add .33 (b+ is 3.33)
If you have a minus you subtract .33 (b- is 2.67)

You want to be closest to 4 as possible.

Thank you! And why do y'all study multiple subjects. Like say engineering is your major but then you do history, English literature and maths too? Over here we just study our major and take modules related to that. So for example, I major English Literature/ Language, therefore the modules I take are things like: modern literature, gender in language etc.

And is it right that you all basically have to pay as you learn? Whereas here we take a loan out with the government to cover our tuition fees that we only have to start paying back when we're earning £21K+. We also get given student finance which is effectively free money in the form of a grant.

[MAKSIM]

Originally posted by KeshasFansRose

Thank you! And why do y'all study multiple subjects. Like say engineering is your major but then you do history, English literature and maths too? Over here we just study our major and take modules related to that. So for example, I major English Literature/ Language, therefore the modules I take are things like: modern literature, gender in language etc.

And is it right that you all basically have to pay as you learn? Whereas here we take a loan out with the government to cover our tuition fees that we only have to start paying back when we're earning £21K+. We also get given student finance which is effectively free money in the form of a grant.

Usually in your first year you take general education courses (maybe a maths, a writing course, some history courses, etc.) They could be related to your major, but often they are not. After that first year the next three years are more specialized to your major, with the last year being the most specialized.

Our loan system is similar. You start paying after a certain period of time based on the conditions of your loan.

[Deuces]

Finding an internship is such tedious work. Like just give me the position pleaseee

[KeshasFansRose]

Literally been the most stressful academic year of my life and I'm only half way through my final university year Pretty much cried over it almost every week

[MAKSIM]

Originally posted by Deuces

Finding an internship is such tedious work. Like just give me the position pleaseee

What bothers me is when they contact you months later as if you are still interested. One internship contacted me 7 months later as if I didnt move on to another opportunity.

[- JED -]

I have to study so much these Christmas for January exams that I'm not gonna make it.
The paper stack is taller than the printer next to it, scary. I bet my classmates studied more than I did pre-Christmas.
Oh well...

[Team_Avatar]

Originally posted by Chanel.

Y'all up in here dying over your GPA's and I'm ****ing celebrating a 3.67 because I overcame procrastination for once in my life.

Y'all are doing FINE. 3.0+ is fine!

Congrats on living through another semester and Happy Holidays, college kids!

Sis, some of us want to go to top tier med schools. It's all about that Harvard MD.

3.0+ is NAWT fine. Also some of us go to schools with serious grade deflation where getting even a B+ is one hell of a struggle, and people being messy as hell trying to get the As and A-s.

With that said, congrats to everyone for surviving yet another semester.

[Team_Avatar]

Originally posted by KeshasFansRose

Thank you! And why do y'all study multiple subjects. Like say engineering is your major but then you do history, English literature and maths too? Over here we just study our major and take modules related to that. So for example, I major English Literature/ Language, therefore the modules I take are things like: modern literature, gender in language etc.

And is it right that you all basically have to pay as you learn? Whereas here we take a loan out with the government to cover our tuition fees that we only have to start paying back when we're earning £21K+. We also get given student finance which is effectively free money in the form of a grant.

Because some schools believe that even though you may want to go be an engineer or a scientist, have a basic understanding of writing, humanities, and the social sciences makes you a more well rounded person and academic.

At least that's my school's philosophy. I used to find it distracting, but I've come to appreciate the reasoning. My art history class is a nice change of pace from my bio and chemistry classes. It's a different kind of learning so when I get burnt out on studying a chemistry exam, I can switch over to my art history paper and use a engage a different part of my brain.

[Deuces]

Originally posted by MAKSIM

What bothers me is when they contact you months later as if you are still interested. One internship contacted me 7 months later as if I didnt move on to another opportunity.

That's so annoying. And I hate how if you get rejected you hear nothing at all. Like if I took the time to put in this application, you can take all of 10 secs to send me a rejection letter at the very LEAST.

[Hollywood.]

I have all my final grades. 4 A+'s, 1 A, and 1 A-.

I'm undecided if I want to keep studying another 2 years to get a degree or stick with just a diploma.

[MAKSIM]

3.0 is fine for some degrees, for some degrees it is not fine. For law school it would be problematic, unless you get a super high lsat score. Some academic scholarships are conditional on 3.2s or 3.3s. I see where you are coming from though

@hollywood congrats sis. Great grades

[careerfatality]

yall finished finals? mine starts next week and i still havent completed my projects fml

[Goaty]

The only reason I'm careful about my GPA is that my scholarship will disappear if I drop below 3.5.

[Goaty]

But I definitely agree that GPA is made out to be more important than it really is. I read the opinion of a mathematics professor who says he and the rest of his department don't really care about GPA when considering applicants because there's no way to accurately compare what an A is at school X compared to a B at school Y.

In my case, I need at least a C+ in most requirements and a good score on the PCAT to pull an interview at most programs. Thus a high GPA only really serves to help me get my bachelors without any financial investment of my own.

[MAKSIM]

Originally posted by Chanel.

And it also depends on the school you want to go to. I already go to one of the best MBA schools in the country, for example, and if I stay here for grad school a 3.0 is enough. Some law schools, yah, it's not enough, but honestly I think people needlessly kill themselves over GPA and which grad school they go to all the time. It's kind of silly, IMO.

Yeah so in your case a 3.0 and above is fine. I think it is all about your personal path. It sounds like you will be just fine with anything over that, and most people will be too.

You shouldn't kills yourself over a lower gpa though, there are other opportunities out there that help you advance professionally if you have a lower gpa

[Reverie]

Omg I got two full As in Calc and Psych and a B+ in History which was what I was hoping for because I slacked in that class in the beginning Now the only grade I'm waiting for is Micro which I hopefully got a B+ in as well. Next semester I'm gonna be motivated af

[Iyanla, Fix Me]

I completely forgot I made this thread

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