<p>Yeah, I understand that Banjo, and would agree as, again, lots of things go into GPA. But still, that is UGA’s average graduating gpa. I personally can’t tell if there is inflation, and that’s why I said that UGA seems like Emory (similar, overall, but much broader offerings) without the grade inflation. I know for a fact that we have a good bit of it as I go here (though, yes some of the increase probably did come from the increasing admission stats. starting in 2000, but the fact that it was close to 3.3 even then is sketch). All I can say is that at UGA, there is an upward trend. I don’t know if it’s warranted or not.
Liberal Arts: No, I wasn’t trying to say anything about Tech’s liberal arts in this instance. Go back and read it, I didn’t comment on Tech’s method. I would imagine its social science and humanities courses use exactly the same approach as every other institution (though correct me if I’m wrong, some courses are indeed more focused on the technological perspective, but this is often a good thing I guess). I was just saying that I wish people would not use the term so loosely, it doesn’t matter what school they come from. I personally think it would be inappropriate for me to designate everything outside of my science classes as liberal arts courses. Yet I even have an inclination to do it. I now simply just call them social science/humanities courses b/c I realize that liberal arts methods/approaches can even be applied to the sciences, and often very successfully. Don’t take everything as an attack on Tech or UGA. I merely wanted to criticize usage of the term. Sorry if it seemed as if I was attacking the school itself. That wasn’t my intent. I admittedly claimed that having a greater exposure to some/many of the humanities that may be available at UGA, but not Tech could be good if they want to add to their “liberal arts” experience. I stand by this. I often found courses in such areas perhaps even more helpful than my history or polisci classes in terms of enhancing my writing skills and inspiring creativity. As an aspiring researcher, this is useful to me. Note this is my personal opinion. I’m pretty sure many would find such exposure as petty or useless, but it wasn’t for me.</p>