MBChB Graduate GPA above 9
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From: T C
Dear University of Otago,
Previous requests regarding to the minimum and maximum GPA of successful applicants each year revealed that the maximum GPA for graduate applicants are over 9. Under the university's grading system, a 90-100% is considered a GPA of 9. Therefore, I kindly request the explanation of achieving a GPA higher than 9.
I would request a response to whether the degree in which the graduate applicants have influence the decision of their entry.
Under Section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982, I am a New Zealand citizen and located in New Zealand.
Yours faithfully,
Tania
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Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa
me te Tautukunga
Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
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From: T C <[FOI #21390 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 11 December 2022 12:54 pm
To: UoO - Official Information Act <[University of Otago request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - MBChB Graduate GPA above 9
Dear University of Otago,
Previous requests regarding to the minimum and maximum GPA of successful
applicants each year revealed that the maximum GPA for graduate applicants
are over 9. Under the university's grading system, a 90-100% is considered
a GPA of 9. Therefore, I kindly request the explanation of achieving a GPA
higher than 9.
I would request a response to whether the degree in which the graduate
applicants have influence the decision of their entry.
Under Section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982, I am a New Zealand
citizen and located in New Zealand.
Yours faithfully,
Tania
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Kia ora Tania
Please see attached the University of Otago's response to your Official Information Act request dated 11 December 2022.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]
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I believe the requests which reference GPAs exceeding 9 in the MBChB context refer to the weighted GPA calculated specifically for MBChB entry purposes. The details can be found at https://www.otago.ac.nz/healthsciences/s.... That page also links a spreadsheet calculator for weighted GPA (with additional sheets contained in that file providing annotated examples for degrees of various lengths): https://www.otago.ac.nz/healthsciences/o....
The maximum weighted GPA, for MBChB entry purposes, seems to be 10.5. That can be achieved by getting an A+ in at least 240 points worth of 200-level papers (weighted 1.0x) and at least 120 points worth of 300+-level papers (weighted 1.5x). Essentially, the reason weighted GPA in the MBChB context can exceed 9.0 is the 1.5x weighting given to papers at 300 level or higher.
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