How to calculate your GPA? : Question from Yogeshwar

If you have a percentage scoring system for university exams, the ideal method is to take the top 4 students of every year in your class and average their marks. The average A we will assign the value of 4.00.

Then compare your marks(Y) to the average A like so:
Your GPA = Y/A x 4.0

If you don't know the marks for the top 4 students, simply take the score of the person with the highest marks for the year in the university and use that in the place of A in the formula above.

- If there is space to mention the formula you used to calculate your GPA, please explicitly mention this calculation.
- If possible simply enter the absolute percentage, for instance 68/100, and write a note that the University of X doesn't follow a GPA system. If you are one of the top few students and your GPA out of 4.0 looks impressive, it might make more sense to quote the GPA calculated with the formula above.
- Note that some of the top 4 students will end up with a GPA greater than 4.0. That is fine too. Don't worry about it.
- At some universities the scores are provided in CGPA style out of 10.0. In that case you can mention the CGPA out of 10.0, or divide by 2.5 in case you are forced to enter the GPA out of 4.0.

10 frequent GRE words

Here is a list of the 10 important GRE words:

- heckle : interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.
He was booed and heckled when he tried to address the angry mob.

- prodigal : spending money or resources recklessly ; wastefully extravagant.
Prodigal habits die hard

- indigence : poverty
A life of indigence is better than a life of corruption.

- specious : superficially plausible but actually wrong.
A specious argument

- abeyance : a state of temporary disuse or suspension
Matters were held in abeyance until further inspection.

- soporific : causing drowsiness or sleepiness.
The professor's monotonous voice makes his lectures soporific.

- loquacious : talkative
Loquacious people are usually easy to get along with.

- vacillation : be indecisive ; alternate between two choices or opinions.
He vacillated between careers in academia and the industry.

- abdicate : to renounce throne
The king abdicated in 1945.

- fetter : a chain used to restrict a prisoner
The Count of Monte Cristo lay bound with fetters of iron.