How does this happen?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Virginia Tech
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<p>The following is the GPA spread at VA Tech:</p>

<p>68% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
19% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
8% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
3% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
1% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
1% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49</p>

<p>That's pretty damn good when compared to many other schools.</p>

<p>However, for my school, these are the stats for kids at who applied there:</p>

<p>Average GPA: 3.23, SAT: 1763
That is from a total of 18 accepted students.</p>

<p>I don't understand how they can accept so many students with poor stats from a single high school and have a GPA spread like the one above.
Georgia Tech has a similar GPA, but the average GPA and SAT is much, much higher for the accepted students (same amount too). Does being out of state make that much of a difference? (I am a GATech hopeful myself).</p>

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<p>GPA can vary so much from one hs to the next - different scoring systems - weighted vs. non-weighted, etc. Some schools count classes like gym/art/music in the GPA - most colleges factor those out. The GPA that you see in the chart is a recalculated GPA that Virginia Tech computes for each applicant. It might be quite different from what the GPA is on the student’s hs transcript. So - when you compare the GPAs in the chart to one hs - it’s kind of apples and oranges.</p>

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<p>OK, thank you.</p>