Most Filipino students know the extreme ends of the grading scale 1.00 is excellent, 5.00 is failed, 3.00 is the minimum pass. But grades in the middle of the scale, like 2.25, often leave students with genuine questions. Is it good enough? Does it qualify for the Dean’s List? Will it affect a scholarship? What…
Every semester, Filipino college students check their grades with one specific question in mind: did I make the Dean’s List? Being a Dean’s Lister is one of the most valued academic recognitions in the Philippine university system. It goes on your transcript, it boosts your scholarship applications, and it is the semester-by-semester foundation that leads…
Walk into any Philippine college classroom on the first day of the semester and you will hear the same question asked in every section, every course, every program: “Sir, Ma’am, how are we graded?” The grading system is not just a formality. It is the framework that determines scholarships, honors, graduation eligibility, and career prospects….
You are sitting at your desk, grade slip in your hand, staring at a row of numbers you do not fully understand. You know you passed most of your subjects. But you have no idea what your GWA actually is whether you made the Dean’s List, whether your scholarship is safe, or whether you are…
The first time you receive a Philippine college grade slip, the numbers feel backwards. A 1.00 is the highest grade you can earn. A 5.00 means you failed. A 3.00 barely gets you through. For a student used to thinking that higher numbers mean better performance, the Philippine grading system takes some getting used to…
A grade of 2.50 is one of the most misunderstood marks in the Philippine college grading system. Students who receive it sometimes panic, thinking they barely passed. Others receive it and wonder if it is good enough for the scholarship requirement they need to maintain. Still others are simply curious what 2.50 actually means in…
Every Filipino student who has ever applied for an international scholarship, a job at a multinational company, or a graduate program abroad has faced the same question: how do I express my GWA as a GPA? The two systems measure the same thing your overall academic performance but they do it in completely opposite directions…
GWA stands for General Weighted Average. It is the single most important academic number in the life of a Filipino student. Your GWA is what determines whether you qualify for a scholarship, whether you make the Dean’s List, whether you graduate with Latin honors, and in many cases whether you get the job you are…
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