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Q: My school uses a very tough marking scheme. Will I get credit for the difficulty of the program?
No. For the purposes of assessing eligibility and selection for interview we do not attempt to adjust the GPA for degree of difficulty of the program. We use the marking scheme published in the OMSAS instructions.
Q: Is my professional school degree considered a graduate or undergraduate degree?
Canadian professional degrees are generally undergraduate degrees. These include law, engineering, the DVM, and teacher's college degrees. We will be guided by the information on your university transcript and an assessment from the McMaster University Registrar.
Q: My GPA is 2.99, will it be rounded off to 3.00?
No. The GPA must be 3.00 or higher. Nothing below that is acceptable.
Q: If I have a bad year, will it be used in the GPA calculation?
The GPA is calculated on all undergraduate university course work you have ever done. No allowances are made for how many years ago the work was done or circumstances that may have caused you to have lower marks. If you feel that a mark on your transcript is low because of circumstances beyond your control, you must address this with the Registrar of the university you attended. If the mark is removed from your transcript, we will not use it. Our academic assessment is based upon the information on your transcript.