paranoid GPA question (1 Viewer)

[saves.the.day]

Hi. I just received my final results and I got one 84 and one 74 (1 mark short of a HD and D respectivley) and this gives me a way lower GPA (if I had those two extra marks I'd get 0.5 extra GPA).

I was wondering if there was any way of getting those marks or can you calculate the GPA using your WAM instead?

I know this is really paranoid and I am certain that you cannot but I'm just wondering.. thanks

 

[SoCal]

No you can't. Your GPA and WAM are separate and different things. If you have a WAM of 75, you can't then convert that to a GPA of 6.

 

[saves.the.day]

yeh I figured as much.. thanks for the quick reply.. I'm soo pissed off!! hehehe dw I'm over it now.. Thanks though

 

[Minai]

yeh I figured as much.. thanks for the quick reply.. I'm soo pissed off!! hehehe dw I'm over it now.. Thanks though

If you're desperate, you can appeal to your lecturer in charge to see if he can bump up your marks..although this is pretty unlikely

 

[mei_ling03]

what does WAM mean?

 

[SoCal]

what does WAM mean?

It stands for Weighted Average Mark. Have a look at this thread for a more detailed explanation.

 

[mei_ling03]

ah thanks
one more thing.. how do you calculate GPA then? in brief terms cos that other thread confused me lol

 

[SoCal]

You use this scale. A marks between:

0 - 49 = 0
50 - 64 = 4
65 - 74 = 5
75 - 84 = 6
85 - 100 = 7

So, just say your marks were 60, 70, 80 and 90, then your GPA would be (4 + 5 + 6 + 7) / 4 = 5.50 = Credit Average.

 

[gman03]

You use this scale. A marks between:

0 - 49 = 0
50 - 64 = 4
65 - 74 = 5
75 - 84 = 6
85 - 100 = 7

So, just say your marks were 60, 70, 80 and 90, then your GPA would be (4 + 5 + 6 + 7) / 4 = 5.50 = Credit Average.

Does this works for a combination of 3UoC and 6UoC subjects?

 

[MuSaRuRWa]

if u are doing 2 3uoc subjects, u could use the average of the 2 and use it as a 6uoc subject

 

[gman03]

if u are doing 2 3uoc subjects, u could use the average of the 2 and use it as a 6uoc subject

what about four 3UoC subjects? with marks like 74 74 76 76... I could make a GPA of 6 or 5.5.. depending how I group them...

 

[mei_ling03]

thank you very much

 

[Minai]

Does this works for a combination of 3UoC and 6UoC subjects?

with 3UoC subjects, take the mark, say 75, then divide it by 2 (37.5), and halve the UoC weight, ie take it as half as a subject

 

[redruM]

why dont people just get the idea of:

(mark x CP value) + .... + (mark x CP value) / total CP?

it would save them the confusion of worrying if the CP for any subject might be different? taking it as a half subject, etc. would just get confusing!

 

[gman03]

with 3UoC subjects, take the mark, say 75, then divide it by 2 (37.5), and halve the UoC weight, ie take it as half as a subject

I wasn't talking about WAM thou, i was refering to GPA...

 

[Minai]

I wasn't talking about WAM thou, i was refering to GPA...

oops sorry,

well, in the Uni General forum, jm1234.. and rahul have both made WAMGPASEEKER's so it'll do it all for you

 

[redruM]

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