05-28-2008, 09:11 AM
And where you attend HS makes a difference as well, because a 4.0 GPA from Paducah KY is a lot different than a 4.0 from Naperville IL.
There were something like 75 students in the last senior class that had 4.0+ gpa for there entire 4 years at Central.
40 had 4.25 or higher.
Getting a 4.0 was like *yawn* for some of those kids.
Then you apply to Princeton (or such) and say you had a 4.1 GPA and you get a blank stare....sorry, we don't take lower than 4.3 gpa unless you can throw a foorball 80 yards or hit a golfball like Tiger Woods.
There were something like 75 students in the last senior class that had 4.0+ gpa for there entire 4 years at Central.
40 had 4.25 or higher.
Getting a 4.0 was like *yawn* for some of those kids.
Then you apply to Princeton (or such) and say you had a 4.1 GPA and you get a blank stare....sorry, we don't take lower than 4.3 gpa unless you can throw a foorball 80 yards or hit a golfball like Tiger Woods.