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02-06-2012, 08:12 PM
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| What is considered a good GPA and a bad GPA?
What is considered a good GPA? Or bad? Weighted & Unweighted answers please.
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02-06-2012, 08:23 PM
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Good: 4.0
Bad: Anything less
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02-06-2012, 08:37 PM
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4.0 is what you should aim for...
3.9 is great, no worries for the most part
3.8 is also good, what should be your lowest goal
3.7 is good, but low for Ivys
Anything below is O.K. (3.4-3.6), but aim for anything above a 3.7
3.3 and down, should for the most part, be avoided.
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02-06-2012, 08:38 PM
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^I'd agree with above. It depends on what schools you're aiming for, but a 3.8+ will put you in range for almost all schools.
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02-06-2012, 08:39 PM
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UW:
3.8-4.0 is considered solid, 3.9-4.0 is great, 4.0 is best
3.6-3.8 is pretty good, but less than 3.7 is kinda low
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Can't be determined since different schools do it different ways.
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02-06-2012, 08:40 PM
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Weighted really isn't a good measure because all schools weight differently. No one will be able to give you a totally accurate measure there.
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02-06-2012, 08:43 PM
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Okay, because my schedule is just really hard which I'm sure will be taken into consideration. I'm at a 3.6 unweighted right now, as a junior, and a little scared..
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02-06-2012, 08:44 PM
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Colleges do take rigor into account. A 3.6 won't totally take you out of the running for any schools, but it makes admissions to top tier schools a little more difficult. GPA is only one part of the application though, so don't worry too much.
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02-06-2012, 08:45 PM
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Alright thank you!  | |
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02-06-2012, 09:58 PM
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What is considered a good GPA? Or bad?
| Good: 4.0/4.0
Bad: 0.0/4.0
Let this be a lesson on good question-asking.
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02-08-2012, 11:19 AM
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I know I'm new to the college search (my daughter is a freshman and I'm just trying to get up to speed) but really ... anything less than a 3.7 is "kinda low"??? Really????
The whole world doesn't want to get into Harvard. Reading these boards makes it sound like anyone who isn't an almost all-A student can't get into a decent college. I'm going to read that link about colleges for 3.0 to 3.3 students. But it seems to me that the attitude that a 3.6 is a mediocre GPA is what is making our kids overly obsessive, overly paranoid about every move they make and how it will look to a college admissions officer.
Most kids DON'T get a 3.7 or above GPA. That doesn't mean they are dumb, lazy, or without a bright future.
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02-08-2012, 03:03 PM
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I am with you Sansserif! Don't be afraid of any of the threads you see here, especially on this particular forum you see a lot of kids who just like to brag. My daughter is a 3.65 uw and a senior. She has been admitted to 4 very good schools so far and deferred from 2 great schools so she is still in the running for them. Just make sure your daughter has some great EC's and takes the hardest courses she can manage at her school, she will do great.
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