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Will my degree be considered a merit? - International Qualification Grade Equivalent

I am applying to Dphil programs at Oxbridge with an international master's degree from a Canadian institution (University of Toronto). I wonder whether my grade (GPA 3.41/4) would be enough to qualify as a merit at these institutions as there are some confusions for grade equivalents at the master's level.

Oxford:
" GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0, is usually considered equivalent to a merit grade in the UK system" for a master degree. However, Considers " 3.3 out of 4.0" for US master degrees.


Cambridge:
Considers a 3.3 grade or higher as a second class degree for bachelor level, but is ambiguous about the master's level.


University of Toronto has an international reputation. It is also considered as a difficult school that gives lower grades on average by Canadians. Postgraduate admissions consider international qualifications on a school-by-school basis too, but I don't know how that works. My GPA is on the verge of being considered as a merit/ no. It would be interesting to know!



Links:
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/international-applicants/international-qualifications

https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/gradstudents/files/International%20Qualifications%20Equivalencies%202019-2020.pdf
Original post by pppppppenguin
I am applying to Dphil programs at Oxbridge with an international master's degree from a Canadian institution (University of Toronto). I wonder whether my grade (GPA 3.41/4) would be enough to qualify as a merit at these institutions as there are some confusions for grade equivalents at the master's level.

Oxford:
" GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0, is usually considered equivalent to a merit grade in the UK system" for a master degree. However, Considers " 3.3 out of 4.0" for US master degrees.


Cambridge:
Considers a 3.3 grade or higher as a second class degree for bachelor level, but is ambiguous about the master's level.


University of Toronto has an international reputation. It is also considered as a difficult school that gives lower grades on average by Canadians. Postgraduate admissions consider international qualifications on a school-by-school basis too, but I don't know how that works. My GPA is on the verge of being considered as a merit/ no. It would be interesting to know!



Links:
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/international-applicants/international-qualifications

https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/gradstudents/files/International%20Qualifications%20Equivalencies%202019-2020.pdf


They don't do any changing of grades that are given them. They don't recalculate numbers or change the name given to the grade. So if Toronto didn't give name classifications to any grades, they wouldn't impose any. So no, they wouldn't 'consider it to be a merit', they'd consider it to be whatever Toronto called it.
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Original post by pppppppenguin
I am applying to Dphil programs at Oxbridge with an international master's degree from a Canadian institution (University of Toronto). I wonder whether my grade (GPA 3.41/4) would be enough to qualify as a merit at these institutions as there are some confusions for grade equivalents at the master's level.

Oxford:
" GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0, is usually considered equivalent to a merit grade in the UK system" for a master degree. However, Considers " 3.3 out of 4.0" for US master degrees.


Cambridge:
Considers a 3.3 grade or higher as a second class degree for bachelor level, but is ambiguous about the master's level.


University of Toronto has an international reputation. It is also considered as a difficult school that gives lower grades on average by Canadians. Postgraduate admissions consider international qualifications on a school-by-school basis too, but I don't know how that works. My GPA is on the verge of being considered as a merit/ no. It would be interesting to know!



Links:
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/international-applicants/international-qualifications

https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/gradstudents/files/International%20Qualifications%20Equivalencies%202019-2020.pdf

Hey there, how did this end up turning out for you. I'm in the same boat.

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