<p>vanilla92 - They’re based on your GPA for the past school year. I remember reading that the cutoff for First Group Scholars is the top 10% of each class. I’m not sure what the GPA for that would be though.</p>
<p>Here’s an older thread that has more information: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/982755-deans-list-first-group-scholars.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/smith-college/982755-deans-list-first-group-scholars.html</a></p>