GPA for admission

AdmissionsDaniel
Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:52:55 +0000

Aaarggghhhh…search the old threads. Answers to these questions have already been posted!!!

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=208202&highlight=GPA

As far as the 3.66 average GPA - I am assuming you are get that stat from this page: Home | Johns Hopkins University. Please note that that web page is not an Admissions page…there is no where on the Admissions site (http://apply.jhu.edu) where we mention average GPA for the reasons I stated in the above thread.

The 3.66 GPA on the News/Info page is one that is calculated by the Admissions Office for statistical purposes only. Many publications required certain admissions statistics and GPA is one of those, so every year we must calculate an average GPA even though we strongly feel this is a misleading admissions stat. The 3.66 GPA is a re-calculated GPA that takes your grades in the main academic subjects (english, math, science, history, and foreign language) and places it an unweighted 4.0 scale.

Whew, that is more than I ever like to say about admissions stats and GPAs.