Low SAT w/ High GPA *VS.* High SAT w/ Low GPA

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@bnm123 Harvard, for example, reports 92.88% of first year students had a UW GPA over 3.75, so there is no getting around that a 3.70 UW

The same CDS that lists 92.88% above 3.75 also lists a mean GPA of 4.18, so it is not an UW GPA with max 4.0. However, various other highly selective colleges that do report on a UW 4.0 scale usually show few below 3.75. The specific percentage can vary quite a bit between colleges.

The Section C11 percentages are on a 4.0 scale.

https://oir.harvard.edu/files/huoir/files/harvard_cds_2018-19.pdf

From that CDS:

“C11 Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA”

Unclear on what basis the C12 “mean” number was determined, but it clearly wasn’t on a 4.0 scale.