In-Country Experts - British Expat Forum

I've had my UK degree converted to the US equivalent to be able to enrol for a postgrad course; I got a 2.1 in undergrad in the UK, which I consider a decent degree. Because of the way they grade degrees in the US, they've given me a GPA (based on the transcripts my UK University provided me) of 2.36 - not enough to do the course I want to do in the US nor apply for some jobs. Has anybody had this problem??? Is there an agency that will convert in a way that is more reflective of the UK system?

Was the conversion through the University you're applying to or through a credentialing agency? If an agency there are many of them and they have varying standards which really means that you need to pick a credentialing agency recommended by the Uni you want to be at. You can occasionally argue your point with the agencies but most times their decisions are cast in stone. I have noticed that they don't grant proper equivalency to UK grads, mainly because they fallaciously believe that their system is better.
Good luck

Graeme

Have you checked with the university you're applying to that you need to convert your UK degree into the US GPA equivalent? When I applied to the university that I'm currently at (with a 2:1) they told me just to put that on my forms and that they would work it out.