Clearing the rumours once and for all

<p>coolguyusa123, I hope you're right. I have no intention of applying to med school but I'd like to go to a top grad school so if top 20% is 3.6, I think I'll be fine. With regards to average GPA, I would be very interested in knowing this. My friend at Columbia told me that average GPA there is 3.1-3.2ish. At first thought, I didn't get this, but now it makes sense. I have noticed that in classes that don't have "cutoffs", average tends to be curved to a mid-B, which is about a 3.1 (I'm referring to at Hopkins). Anyone else agree, disagree, have any information?</p>

<p>I would agree. I've been in some classes where the average stood at around a B- and some where it stood at a B+.</p>

<p>From my transcript stuff:</p>

<p>Engineering GPA has a 25th percentile of 3.01, a 50th of 3.3 and a 75th of 3.61. Humanities is with a GPA of 3.51 at the 50th percentile and science is similar to engineering at about 3.3 for 50th. Just go to the registrar and request a transcript for pick up. All the grades and percentile info are there.</p>

<p>do they put rank info on there, or would we have to ask a registrar person?</p>

<p>Not sure about the official transcripts at least the unofficial ones on ISIS don't include rank. You can go to the registrar's office and fill out a request form to find out your rank.</p>

<p>Well I'm not at school now so I can't go to the registrar but does anyone know, approximately what GPA is cutoff for Phi Beta Kappa?</p>

<p>For a junior year induction, you need about a 3.85. For senior year induction, somewhere around a 3.7-3.75.</p>

<p>Oh, that doesn't seem too bad. Phi Beta Kappa is just A&S, yes?</p>

<p>Where do you get those stats, Blah? The dean in advising said 3.84 minimum, at one point. I'll certainly say those numbers sound a lot better...</p>

<p>Yanks, PBK is just A&S. Engineers have Tau Beta Pi. And given the number Blah put out, a 3.7~top 10% and 3.85~top 3%, going by the normal induction cutoffs.</p>

<p>So would one need a 3.85 going INTO junior year or coming OUT of junior year to get in as a junior?</p>

<p>They elect people into PBK in the spring--in late April. So you'd need top be in the top 2-3% based on your first semester junior grades. Though let me warn you, this year my girlfriend had a 3.85 and wasn't elected. The higher, the safer. </p>

<p>For an idea of the numbers: Johns</a> Hopkins Gazette | April 28, 2008</p>

<p>Most of you will get it in the spring of senior year so it won't help for grad/med school admissions. It won't matter however as my friends who made it into MIT Physics, Harvard Bio, Harvard med, duke med, Stanford Math..etc, etc, are all senior year spring phi beta inductions.</p>

<p>That is really nice. Your friend who got into Stanford Math, what else did he have?</p>

<p>did the stanford math-er graduate in 07? If so, I know him too.</p>

<p>Its not david sherr who is super weird..=) but someone else.</p>

<p>To Yanks:</p>

<p>he got the jhu math award so I'm sure that helped. Probably had some publications, did a JHU PURA project. Random stuff like that.</p>

<p>My DS is not weird and he has a 3.93 at the end of sophomore year. Would have been higher but darn JHU only counts those A+ grades as an A. Hopefully can keep it up.</p>

<p>Your son's name is David Sherr? We're talking about a different one that already graduated. And rest assured, when he applies to grad schools, they convert A+s to 4.33 if the school has a 4.33 for undergrad.</p>

<p>No he's not David. Nice to know eventually the "+" counts.</p>