Isn't GPA overrated?

nil_desperandum
Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:27:56 +0000

I’m with the OP, eddy is his name, I believe? Gpa is so meaningless. I mean

student A: gpa of 3.5
Student B: gpa of 4.0
both top 8% of class- which is the better student?

Student C: Gpa of 4.5
Student D: gpa of 3.9
both are valedictorians, but student D takes harder course load.

so many things factor into GPA
public vs. private?
how hard do teachers grade?
Strength of the course load?
Is a 90 an A or a 92?
weighted or unweighted?
5 % curve or 10% curve on honors and AP classes…

GPAs are not standardized and err, have become increasingly meaningless.