GMAT scorecard-faulty Gauge?

[laku234]

Friends,

I dont know if any of you have noticed this or has it been discussed here...anyway iam just posting my opinion...
In the Gmat website while we enter our profile it asks for our Undergraduate score...it has a conversional chart to convert our score to the 4.0 scale...
In my opinion the chart doesnt give the correct conversion for our marks..
In India each university uses its own scoring system..so its difficult to convert with respect to that table alone...A major demerit is that the UG score is printed on our scorecard...I think the same scorecard is sent to the university..so there are chances that the admission commitee might get an idea that the undergraduate score is very high/low by looking the scorecard..this might make them review with a prenotion of our marks in the 4.0 scale and might cause unfair judgement...
I had sent a mail to the gmat team as follows and am waiting for their reply..

GMATCandidateServicesAPAC@pearson.com,
GMATCandidateServicesAmericas@pearson.com,
webmaster@gmac.com,
GMATCandidateServicesEMEA@pearson.com,
gmatservice@neea.edu.cn

Respected sir,

In the Gmat score card there is a field showing our Undergraduate score in the point of 4.0 scale.
I would like to bring to your notice that in India each university uses a different scheme of using the GPA/Percentage in their exam system.This might make the admission commitee of the universities to misjudge the candidate.For example the candidate might have scored a 75% in his undergraduate university and this might be a very high score with respect to that university.But in GMAC scale it is a low scoring grade and so he might be gettin a 2.0-2.5 in the 4.0 scale according to the GMAC.
This might affect the candidate when the admission commitee sees the low Undergraduate score in the Gmat Scorecard.
Please kindly remove the coloum displaying the Undergraduate score or implement a more fair basis of scaling the score.


please pour in your esteemed opinions on this matter my GMATIANS.....

[KillGmat]

I agree.There are lot of differences ampong Indian Universities itself. I mean,if you are coming from Pune university, The topper gets around 75%. And in universities in south,almost all are distinction holders. So we need to find an accurate way to calculate our GPA score.
I have heard that each university has its own "table" to convert %age score - GPA .

[jadugar]

Good concern. So what did you in get in the reply?

[laku234]

they had replied that its not mandatory to fill that coloum in ur GMAT profile....
:-(

Atleast prospective students can leave the qn in the profile blank..if they feel its not a correct measure

[KillGmat]

So can we change our GMAT profile?

[okGMAT]

You should note that American Universities, while they share the same 4.0 scale, they also have differing views in regards to what is considered acceptable performance. For example, "3.7" at Harvard, could be the same or more difficult to obtain than a "4.0" from a lesser known school. In this instance, the GMAT is the better standard of measure for one's academic abilities. You can be well assured that GOOD letters of recommendation testifying to your ability as a student and applicant will be great indicators of your academic potential.

The GPA is valuable, but when it comes down to it, Universities are comparing apples and oranges with each individual's respective GPA. They know this!! Don't fret, just maximize the rest of your application.

Another good bit of advice: If you want to become a strong business person, high GPAs, and high GMAT scores are not necessarily the best indicators of a good manager. Extracurriculars like professional memberships, volunteering, or managerial experience are better guiding measures.