After you check your WASSCE results and begin your search for the right programme at the university or training college, you will be required to calculate your WASSCE grades to determine if you meet the cutoff point to gain admission.
In this post, I will take you through how you can calculate your WASSCE grades to check if you meet the admissions cut off point. I will also take you through how you can derive a good aggregate although you had bad grades in some subjects.
A cut off point is the limit to which anything beyond is not applicable.
A grade cutoff point for school admission is a set of grade requirements stated by the school to which any other grade beyond will not be accepted.
There is a possibility to get admission if you do not meet the cut-off point but this is only in very rare cases when most applicants do not meet the said cut off point or the number of applicants is less. Even so, you will be required to meet the general entry requirements.
The WASSCE grades are determined with points, for example, A1 is 1, B2 is 2 and C6 is 6. So if you got an A1 in 3 core subjects and 3 electives, you will multiply 1 by 6 and your total aggregate score will be 6. If the cut off point for a programme you want to pursue is 9, then you qualify to apply.
Below is a step by step guide to calculating your WASSCE grades to check if you are within the cut off point
Click here to use our Online WASSCE total aggregate calculator tool to check your score
Below is a list of WASSCE grades and their respective points
| Grade | Point |
|---|---|
| A1 | 1 |
| B2 | 2 |
| B3 | 3 |
| C4 | 4 |
| C5 | 5 |
| C6 | 6 |
| D7 | 7 |
| E8 | 8 |
| F9 | 9 |
Universities set cutoff points to allow them to sort for the best applicants for a programme, this also is a way to limit the number of students they take for a particular programme at a time.
General entry requirements are the standard grade requirements to apply to study in the school, a cutoff point on the other hand is a set grade to which any other grades beyond will not be accepted.
In finding the right programme at the university, you will have to check your grades and confirm if you meet the cutoff point for the programme or not. Do not apply for a programme without doing your due diligence.
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