<p>How much grade inflation goes on here? Can anyone give me stats on the percentiles for grades? For example the 50th percentile has a 3.3, the 75th percentile has a 3.6, the 90th percentile has a 3.75, etc. I mean, I'm about to get grades and although a 3.8 might sound fine and dandy now, how good is it really? I heard Michigan doesn't rank, so how can I know where I stand and how good my grades really are?</p>
<p>3.8 is excellent, that would probably put you in the top 10% at least of LSA. 3.8 at engineering would probably be top 5%. Engineering class average... usually B-/B, so 2.9 is probably about average at engineering school.</p>
<p>You don't need a 4.0 to do really well at Michigan. A friend of mine didn't have a 4.0 (though I'm sure he was pretty close to it) and still graduated as summa cum laude (sp?) or highest honors since he was in LSA last year.</p>
<p>College of Engineering:
cum laude: 3.20 to 3.49 (around top 30%)
magna cum laude: 3.50 to 3.74 (around top 10%)
summa cum laude: 3.75 to 4.00 (around top 3%)
Source: Engineering Bulletin</p>
<p>College of LS&A (for May 2004 graduates, probably varies term by term)
distinction: 3.593 to 3.781
high distinction: 3.782 to 3.919
highest distinction: 3.920 to 4.000
Source: <a href="http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/printversion/0,2062,1916*article*1803*UOM_Article,00.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/printversion/0,2062,1916*article*1803*UOM_Article,00.html</a></p>
<p>As a transfer student, do they calculate the GPA from my previous school into that or only base it off of my grades at UM?</p>
<p>Thanks MatthewM</p>