Is a 3.59 essentially the same as a 3.6?

Calcruzer
Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:29:38 +0000

My son had a 3.586 GPA (essentially a 3.59) at Indiana after his first two semesters a year ago when it took 3.6 to get into the Honors program, and was rejected because it wasn’t a 3.60 or above;–so no, it’s not the same in all cases–although as you can probably tell, I think they should look at the individual situations. His major downfall was a C+ in a one unit class where the average grade was a C- (no joke).

P.S. This year Indiana raised the requirement to get into the Honors program to a 3.7 GPA. For my son to qualify, he would have had to get a 3.91333 in his first semester to raise his 3.586 to a 3.7. Needless to say, he did not accomplish this feat. (I should also point out that to graduate with the honors designation from Indiana only requires a 3.4 GPA==> but it takes a 3.7 to be accepted into the program–ludicrous)