Is a 3.7 gpa good?

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<p>^For top schools, you need to take the most rigorous courseload and have a competitive GPA. Stretching yourself over a thousand APs is not worth sacrificing your GPA.</p>

<p>To the OP, a 3.7’s merit largely depends on the context of your school. What’s your rank?</p>

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<p>This thread is from almost a year ago. I doubt the OP is looking for feedback anymore.</p>

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<p>A 3.7 is a 92 which is way above average</p>

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<p>3.7 weighted is meh
3.7 unweighted is good
Both of these scores, however, are hard to get into Ivie’s with
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<p>That’s A’s and B’s, with a majority of A’s.</p>

<p>Its good for average schools, average for good schools, and lower than average for top schools. </p>

<p>It also depends on what courses you take. 3.7 with some honors and normal is different than 3.7 with multiple AP’s/IB’s.</p>

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<p>The member has only 24 posts, so I’m going to call this out as a lie. The 1560 would be believable only with outstanding EC’s or some sort of special circumstances. 1150: no (and it seems pretty unlikely that a person would get a 3.7, weighted or not, and an 1150.)</p>

<p>This thread is really old, though.</p>

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<p>This.</p>

<p>GPA has to be interpreted in the light of program rigor and peer competition within the high school. Otherwise it’s not very meaningful.</p>

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<p>As I posted 18 months ago, this thread was a year old back then. I seriously doubt the OP cares anymore.</p>

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<p>3.7 isn’t good unless you are applying as a transfer student. You might get into some lower ranked schools, but it’s a on the low side, not gonna lie. I go to Cal Poly SLO and you probably wouldn’t get in there with that GPA. Unless that is your unweighted GPA, then it’s a whole different story. The admissions department at most schools will weigh your GPA.</p>

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<p>Having a 3.7 gpa is bad. When you’re comparing it amongst others trying to get into a good school it’s sort of meh because you blend in with the average/middle group on the gaussian curve. But all in all it’s good enough and that school is gonna look at you beyond your GPA – into your extracurriculars, work/research experience, etc. </p>

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<p>Please use old threads only for research. Closing 5 year old thread.</p>