Johnson Scholarship Deadline

Puzzle78
Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:41:14 +0000

Dadofdaughter, I am simply questioning a process that gives supposedly the “best and brightest” (across more than just classwork) applicants a $210,000+ scholarship yet nearly 1/3 can’t mange to do reasonably well while there. It seems to me these students should have a fairly substantial hurdle to keep their scholarships once there and graduating in the top 25% is not onerous. From research this weekend, the average GPA at W&L is approximately a 3.3. Cum Laude is usually a little higher than 3.5. These “best” should be able to hit that mark. The school has a lot invested in them and they should feel at least some pressure. I think all they are required to have at this point is a 3.3 which simply places them in the top 1/2 of the class, good not great.