I don't understand the math here
by ndzippy (2018-08-15 17:21:43)

In reply to: High School GPA inflation.  posted by sluredandstumbly

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Let's say a high school student got an A in every class he/she took. Let's say 25% of those classes were AP classes, which care scored on a 5-pt scale vs. a 4-pt scale.

That student would have a 4.25 GPA. It's probably not easy to find students like that.

To land at an average of 4.04 across nearly 6000 new freshman, UGA either has to find an awful lot of them, or refuse to accept any students with a GPA of 3.8 or lower. That's hard to believe for the #54 national university (per US News & World Reports).

One other note: According to the linked page, the numbers you cite are for "High School Core Grade Point Average", which I assume is different than overall high school GPA. Is that true?



In many schools, all "honors" courses are on a higher scale
by doolinbanjos  (2018-08-15 22:27:36)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

My kids all had in the 4.4 to 4.6 range. GPA's in excess of 4.25 were pretty common.

That said, UGA does draw good students. It has the distinction of being a flagship state school in a state that will give you an 80% tuition scholarship just for maintaining a "B" average in high school. When you have a crazy low tuition in a flagship school, you will attract a very bright cross section of students.

I know of a kid with over a 4.1, weighted at almost a 5.4
by Moff  (2018-08-16 01:35:48)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

at an IB HS. The father hopes he doesn't become an EE or patent lawyer.

The stats you linked are mind-blowing.
by sluredandstumbly  (2018-08-15 19:24:31)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I quoted a 4.04 average after watching a local news report. It’s acrually 4.07 acording to the school. To your point on the arithmetic of getting to that average, I think the “middle 50%” stat below explains how they get there. If I read that correctly, it mean a student with a 3.97 is essentially at the 25rh percentile. It also means that the top quartile have GPA’s greater than 4.21.

High School Core Grade Point Average
Middle 50% of All Admitted First-Year Students: 3.97-4.21
Overall Average of All Admitted First-Year Students: 4.07
Average of Admitted Honors Students: 4.12