How are Canadian GPA's transferred over?

6ixlawwww

As a Canadian who did her masters from Columbia Uni, I know the grading system between the two countries differ. An 80% in Canada is considered in its A's whereas, an 80% in the United States is a B.
I have a "A" CA average in my undergrad but I am extremely confused how LSAC does converts it over? Wouldn't this bring my average down significantly in the United States system? If anyone can shed some light on this, i'd be grateful!

Thanks!

TheMommaBear

Fellow Canadian! I don’t have time to find it now, but google ‘OLSAS gpa conversion’. For each school they have a conversion chart. From there, they convert letter or percentage grades into the 4-point scale so they’re all standardized. For my school, A+ grades converted to a 4.0, A to a 3.9 and A- to a 3.7.

6ixlawwww

@TheMommaBear Thank you so much!!!