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Dear QUT,

GPA should be based on average grade not average grade point. Then it would more truly reflect our real average.

sincerely, Anonymous , 19 Jun 12:50

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Posted by: Anonymous on 19 Jun 21:18

I agree. If you have three sevens and a six your semester average should be a "high distinction" (7) not a "distinction" (6.75)

Posted by: Anonymous on 23 Jun 23:05

So you're proposing using Mode rather than Medians? So a student who gets 3 7's and a 4, should still have a GPA 7? I call fail.

Posted by: Anonymous on 24 Jun 08:52

@Anonymous (23/6): The GPA is calculated using the mean, not median and I think the OP is suggesting using the mean of the grade, instead of the mean of the grade point (so your example would give around a 5 or 6 depending on exact grade percentages). After all if a 7 is >= 75% and your average grade over all is 78%, shouldn't your average Grade Point be a 7, not a 6.x? If a grade point is an integer representation of your subject grade, the GPA should be an integer representation of your average grade.

Posted by: Anonymous on 24 Jun 09:00

GPA should be calculated by using the total percentage earnt in each subject instead of using the average grade point.

Posted by: Anonymous on 24 Jun 09:24

@ 24/6 9am - I think so too. GPA should be based on your average grade over all of your subjects. That's what I read the original poster to mean.

Posted by: Anonymous on 24 Jun 11:06

Then everybody would have a high GPA! Yay! There would be plenty of point in having a GPA at all. This idea just isn't very good.

Posted by: Anonymous on 25 Jun 01:00

@11:06 - why would everyone have a high GPA? Everyone would get the grade point that represents their average grade. Or, introduce decimal Grade Points into subjects (so 100% = 7, 92.5% = 6.5 not 7).

Posted by: Anonymous on 25 Jun 01:01

Why not get rid of Grade Points all together, and just have our actual grade shown - employers probably understand 82% more than they understand a 6!

Posted by: Anonymous on 25 Jun 10:06

you don't know what the hell you are talking about

Posted by: Anonymous on 25 Jun 12:12

Then why don't you enlighten us?

Posted by: Anonymous on 29 Jun 00:06

We should get rid of GPA's on our academic record and just show the grade for each subject (with its credit points to indicate weight)

Posted by: Anonymous on 29 Jun 00:07

^ I mean the grade as in percentage, not grade point.

Posted by: Anonymous on 23 Oct 10:29

I agree

Posted by: Anonymous on 02 Nov 03:09

Stupid idea.