AMCAS GPA conversion for UWO?

[434420]

Hi everyone, I'm at Western (UWO) for undergrad, thinking of applying to US med schools (Wayne State interests me the most right now). I've heard that 80% and above from UWO converts to 4.0 on the AMCAS scale but then I saw this chart: https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181676/data/amcas_grade_conversion_guide.pdf

Which scale would UWO use? Some people have verified that 4.0 = 80+ but I'm not sure how true that is. Can anyone help me out? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

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[almirbhf]

Verified, I went to uwo, applied last cycle. 80+= 4.0
70-79.9=3.0 and so on . For concrete proof the conversion chart is on the back of official transcripts from uwo. Nothing to worry about

 

[t0ny]

Verified, I went to uwo, applied last cycle. 80+= 4.0
70-79.9=3.0 and so on . For concrete proof the conversion chart is on the back of official transcripts from uwo. Nothing to worry about

OMFG I wish my school conversion was 80+ = 4.0, I would basically have a 4.0 GPA

 

[ConfusedChemist]

Verified, I went to uwo, applied last cycle. 80+= 4.0
70-79.9=3.0 and so on . For concrete proof the conversion chart is on the back of official transcripts from uwo. Nothing to worry about

Is it like this for most Canada-->US conversion? I'm from ontario, so would all of my grades at A- or above be 4.0's in the states?

 

[Mowgli33]

I don't know if this is true...
I'm a Western student and on my application last year only courses where I got 90%+ were considered "As" and gave me a 4.0 GPA. A lot of my courses were within the 85-89% range, and were all verified as "Bs" and given 3.0s or 3.3s which really hurt my overall GPA. I didn't even notice the discrepancy until now, so I'm not sure if I added my grades incorrectly or something.
Any insight on this?