虽然在整体流程上为了方便管理会有一个比较统一的制度――通过GPA、IBT/IELTS、SAT/ACT/GRE/GMAT/LSAT、推荐信、软件背景(通过申请表格和文书的形式)等因素进行综合判断(Admission to graduate schools/colleges depends on a complex mix of several different factors),但不同的学校甚至同一个学校的不同系之间理解上、解读上会产生很大区别。The use and weight of GPA scores vary considerably not only from school to school, but from department to department, and from program to program too.