<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I was wondering what the average GPA for CC and SEAS students were at Columbia... is there a breakdown by year? cumulative?</p>
<p>I'm worried that I'm "below the pack" with a 3.4... ;(</p>
<p>They don't release official breakdowns, but the number comes up from time to time, particularly in Spec articles about grade inflation. I think 3.1-3.2 is the SEAS average and 3.3-3.4 is the CC average.</p>
<p>i heard the most recent estimate for SEAS is actually 2.8, but who knows</p>
<p>also, quit whining and work harder next semester if you feel "behind the pack"</p>
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<p>Absolutely no way. Denzera said today that that's the 25th percentile, which supports what I'm saying.</p>
<p>The curve in the hardest lower-division classes is B-. Most SEAS classes have at least a B curve, with upper division classes often having a B/B+ or better curve. And SEAS kids take 25% of their classes in the humanities, which have very easy curves. There's no way the average SEAS student has a B- GPA.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gradeinflation.com/columbia.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.gradeinflation.com/columbia.html</a></p>
<p>as of dec 3rd 2001, a Spec report put the average GPA for CC & SEAS in the year 2000 as 3.36.</p>
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as of dec 3rd 2001, a Spec report put the average GPA for CC & SEAS in the year 2000 as 3.36.
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<p>"Since the 1982-1983 academic year (the earliest year for which statistics on average GPA were available), the average GPA at Columbia College has steadily increased from 3.22 to 3.36, about four percent"</p>
<p>....a more recent article says:</p>
<p>"For years, Columbia and most prestige-conscious schools have seen a consistent case of grade inflation. In 2000, 47.2 percent of the grades were A-minus or higher. Four years later, this increased to 50.4 percent."</p>
<p>so one can only assume the avg gpa has gone up. Seems they are only talking about CC in the first article.</p>
<p>the question is, what is the actual average weighted gpa for freshman applicants? ive always been curious since collegeboard doesnt even list that, just all the percentile breakdowns, u know.</p>
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the question is, what is the actual average weighted gpa for freshman applicants? ive always been curious since collegeboard doesnt even list that, just all the percentile breakdowns, u know.
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<p>i'm quite sure thats not the question</p>
<p>it's 3.78 according to encarta but then again, that doesnt really mean much, its all relative to other students at your school.</p>
<p>For the most part, the circle of people I interact with are fairly hush hush about grades but I always get the impression that everyone is doing better than me...and that everyone has like a 3.9. A 3.4 average...really? whew.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the cutoff GPA is for top 25% of the class? (graduating with honors)</p>
<p>I have a feeling that the top 25% is a 3.7, and the top 10% is a 3.9. Is this too high or does it sound right?</p>
<p>That seems to be about right. They don't release actual numbers, so it's all word of mouth.</p>
<p>But do you think they do keep internal records of GPA?</p>
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<p>Of course. They track all sorts of stats to monitor what's going on. They raised the Dean's List GPA from 3.3 to 3.5 several years ago, so they obviously poured over the GPA data to see what was up.</p>
<p>So, why don't they release their data?</p>
<p>Probably because it fosters competitiveness if people are aware of where they rank and try to make a certain cutoff.</p>
<p>Also, it could be bad for students' employment chances if employers are aware of GPA percentiles. Some employer might say "we'll only interview from the top 25% at Columbia" which would be an artificial reason not to consider someone who barely missed that cutoff.</p>
<p>"They raised the Dean's List GPA from 3.3 to 3.5 several years ago"</p>
<p>The Dean's List cut off for Columbia College is now 3.6</p>