Dean's list question

<p>Daughter is a sophomore and was on the dean's list both semesters of her freshman year. She just got her grades for the first semester and her gpa is 3.58 for this past semester. Just wondering, will it get rounded up to 3.6 so that she makes the dean's list again? If not, should she talk to her professors to request a review of her grades?</p>

<p>I’m pretty sure it doesn’t work that way. Dean’s list uses the full two decimal places. The cutoff was 3.65 when I was a freshman.</p>

<p>She should not request a review of her grades unless she has good reason to think that they were assigned improperly.</p>

<p>You should probably just chill out, this is not an issue of great importance.</p>

<p>why should it get rounded up?</p>

<p>If she wants to get Dean’s List she should study harder, not beg the professors after the fact.</p>

<p>Does anyone even care if you make Dean’s List? I mean, outside of the student, of course? Do some jobs only interview people who made the list 75% of the time or something?</p>

<p>just the humble opinion of someone who never made Dean’s List (I came close once though…)</p>

<p>I agree that Dean’s List - at any school - is a nice, though minor, honor but not important in the great scheme of things. At W & M, it’s not considered important enough for the Dean to send a letter of congrats to the student (many other schools do this), and it’s buried fairly deeply in the website, if you want to look for it. I think this reflects the degree of importance attached to being on Dean’s List at W & M (i.e., not much). </p>

<p>The only reason to request a grade review is when the student feels the prof has made an error, imo. I know from experience that just missing the list can be an incentive to work harder the following semester. ;)</p>

<p>Generally, the honors we see on resumes from recent grads applying for job include graduation honors and induction into Phi Beta Kappa (PBK). Dean’s list rarely if ever appears on resumes.</p>

<p>A 3.58 is a fantastic GPA and your daughter should be proud of what she’s accomplished. Likely not necessary to contact her professors.</p>

<p>You guys should chill out! Just a curious question. I did not want to tick anyone off here. My daughter never even mentioned it to me, it was a question that a proud parent was asking.</p>

<p>I honestly was just inquiring as to the school’s policy. Sorry If I ruffled your feathers.</p>

<p>Sorry I asked the question.</p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>She is special though!!!</p>

<p>hey… sorry if I came off harsh. I read my post again and can see how it came across that way. I just get peeved by people who want professors to give them extra credit to get over the “hump” (whatever that is, B to B+, A- to A, etc).</p>

<p>best of luck for your daughter’s continued success =)</p>

<p>Scared to ever post again!</p>