FAQ

Short answers. If your question isn't here, email hello@gpalift.com.

Why is gpalift $19 once and not a subscription?

Student tools charge $5-15 per month. You don't need a GPA calculator more than once or twice a semester. A one-time payment respects that. After 30 days, you've paid less than two months of Chegg. After a year, less than one-tenth of Course Hero.

Is the AMCAS calculation actually accurate?

It implements AAMC's published rules: BCPM separated from Total, both repeat attempts counted, plus-minus on the 4.0 scale, truncation (not rounding) to two decimals. The verified GPA you receive from AMCAS after submitting can still differ for course classification or unusual transcript codes. See /amcas for the full explanation.

Does the calculator work offline?

Yes. The calculator runs entirely in your browser. Data saves to localStorage. Pro features (cloud sync, what-if scenarios, BCPM auto-classify) require a connection.

What's the refund policy?

30 days, no questions. One click at /account/refund. Stripe processes it automatically. If the tool didn't help, we don't deserve your money.

Do you sell my data?

No. Your transcripts stay yours. We store them encrypted at rest on Postgres on our own server in Quebec. We never share, sell, or use them for ads.

What about UC capped vs uncapped GPA?

UC publishes three GPAs: unweighted, weighted uncapped, weighted capped. Our /uc calculator computes the capped version. That's what UC uses for admissions. See /uc for the full rules including the 8-semester cap and freshman-year exclusion.

Can I convert my CGPA to a 4.0 GPA accurately?

There is no single correct formula. The default is the simple proportion: GPA = (CGPA / 10) × 4. WES and ECE use course-by-course mapping that's more accurate but costs $185-200. See /cgpa-to-gpa for five formulas with sources.

Why don't you weight community college courses for UC the same as my school does?

UC has its own rules for what counts as a-g and what gets the honors bonus. Transferable community college courses taken in 10th or 11th grade count as honors at UC, but only when UC-transferable. Check UC Doorways for your specific course.

Does the calculator handle pass/fail grades?

Yes. P, NP, CR, S, U, W, AU, I, and NR are excluded from the GPA math. They appear on your transcript without changing your GPA. The calculator silently ignores rows with these grades.

What if my school uses a non-standard grading scale?

If your school maps grades differently (0-100 numeric, IB 1-7), translate to a letter grade or use the percentage calculator at /percentage-to-gpa. Per-school custom scales aren't supported on the individual calculators yet. School-specific pages at /school/[slug] arrive in the next release.