Is a 3.8 really too low for top schools?

WhataProcess
Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:18:20 +0000

If those B’s occurred during Freshman year, then all else being equal, kids with 3.8 GPA’s have a fine chance at top 20 colleges.

GPA calculation methods vary. A 3.8 doesn’t necessarily mean that there are 'B’s on the student’s record.

At our HS, you can have a 3.4 and never have gotten a B (below 90) (‘A-’ =3.33; ‘A’=3.67; ‘A+’=4.0).

Making any statement about what a “3.8” means in admissions is worthless without knowing the details of that HS’s grading system, the student’s rank, etc.