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[pianoman]

Hi,

Any idea what does a MSc distinction from Imperial college, London convert to in the GPA scale? I'm applying to CMU, UCB and MIT. GRE Q770 V640.

Cheers.

 

[bubblegum]

What about undergrad degree?

 

[pianoman]

79% Electrical engineering.(distinction)

 

[bubblegum]

How come you are not trying for Baruch? Was the undergrad from imperial?

 

[pianoman]

Nah, from VTU India. I wanted to apply to just 3 places and finally chose these.

 

[bubblegum]

I think you should look again at Baruch, my 2 cent

 

[pianoman]

Thanks, could you please explain more about the advice?also any idea about my question about the GPA conversion ?

 

[bubblegum]

There's probably an online calculator that would do the conversion, UK LSE MSc DISTINCTION to American standard format GOAL

 

[bubblegum]

Most of the quant shops I've spooken with have mentioned Baruch, amongst others.

 

[Bostonlover]

For your Imperial conversion issue, there isn't any standard scale that you can use. But i suggest you use the "UK honours categories", in your case i suppose it's First class honours.
If this is insufficient for some of the universities you're applying to, get an academic equivalency evalutation with a US equivalent GPA.

Concerning Baruch, keep in mind that the Brand name isn't that powerful from an international perspective. Meaning that it's not a good idea to apply there if you're betting on an international career.

 

[jondan]

They probably won't even look at the Master's degree GPA, to apply for Master program, they only look at undergrad GPA