<p>The university my S attends takes the top 20% for Dean’s but the GPA varies per college. Fall semester his 3.7 didn’t put him in the top 20% of his college but he’s hoping a 3.9 might get him there for the next semester. </p>
<p>It amazes me that he can’t assume he will be on it with that average and that such stellar work in a highly competitive program doesn’t get the Dean’s list. Like NHS I have begun to take the Dean’s list with a grain of salt - the standards vary so wildly. In some programs a 3.4 would qualify nearly every student.</p>