<p>I just want to know. From what I've heard about academics at very good schools, there are grade deflations on the grading system. So it means that academic adjustment is distinct than High School, where you could get yourself easy As.
So what's the point of acheiving a high GPA in college when those kids who have 3.75+ GPA in good colleges are actually the smart kids compared to the rest with lower than a 3.5? I'm really worried right now whether studying would pay off. I'm not usually the naturally talented people psychologically even with some intelligence.</p>
<p>For example: An 88.5-89.5 is equivalent to an 85. Professors sometimes do not round up.</p>
<p>GPA isn’t nearly as important as high school.</p>
<p>It’s not about numbers, it’s about actually learning something useful to further yourself in life. Employers usually won’t ask for your GPA. You should maintain a relatively high GPA, 3.5+ if you want to go to a strong graduate school, though.</p>
<p>I may want to attend graduate school depending on how things will turn out. I know it won’t turn out to be alot. But I’m thinking that a 3.5+ with the grading system in respected colleges will need intelligence.</p>
<p>My topic does not discuss about how one can’t wait to go to college for new experience. It concerns about academic grading. From what I’ve researched, it seems to bug me.</p>
<p>I don’t really care either way though, it’s all about fun for me when I get into college, but yeah I’ll probably work my butt off for grades too.</p>
<p>Some top schools inflate, others deflate. Most of the Ivies are known to inflate. MIT and UChicago are known to deflate. Just consider that in your college selection, and then you won’t have to worry about being at a college where your GPA is the only thing that goes down on you.</p>
<p>I disagree though. Alot of good colleges out there are known for grade deflation. Despite that there are couple of them out there that have no deflation. If those Ivies inflate, it can regularly mean that the curriculums are rigorous.</p>
<p>TheyCallMeCC: Some of us become worried because if one studies to get a 3.75, most good colleges will bring it down to a 3.5, even if it was 1 point close round-up. What is your thought on that kind of idea? Is it suppose to be good or bad thing?</p>
<p>“Some of us become worried because if one studies to get a 3.75, most good colleges will bring it down to a 3.5, even if it was 1 point close round-up. What is your thought on that kind of idea? Is it suppose to be good or bad thing?”</p>
<p>okay, look, it really doesn’t even matter what i think. what i can tell u is that i have been creepin’ on this site long enough to know that the admissions committees of schools of higher education are extremely skilled in distinguishing a capable student from an incapable student;they often times know if your school practices either inflation or deflation. you’re not even in college yet, so why are u worrying about your college GPA?</p>
<p>& there was really no reason to bump this, let alone twice.</p>
<p>TheycallmeCC: something you worked really hard for in college for a 3.8 in one of ur classes has to be a 3.5. Or a 3.45 becomes a 3.0, which would reduce the results of a student’s GPA in college. that means if i study twice as hard and i dont get my gpa… it’ll be very dissapointing. cause even if i like attending a top institution, it’s the academics grading that might make me suffer a little. i wanna get the highest GPA as possible in college, not the lowest. im 4 months away from being out of HS.</p>
<p>maybe if i had went to a HS with a grade deflation, i wudda been more prepared.</p>
<p>“GPA isn’t nearly as important as high school.”</p>
<p>If that means “Your college GPA isn’t nearly as important as your high school GPA…”</p>
<p>You sir, are dead wrong. You’re dead wrong if someone wants to go into the work force. You’re dead wrong if someone wants to go to grad school. You’re only not wrong if someone plans on being homeless after college. </p>
<p>Hopeful, employers and grad schools will look at your GPA in regards to your school. I go to a school where the median GPA is a 2.9 and the average ACT of the students is a 31 and HS GPA of 3.9 (fair to say pretty competitive). Other schools are even more grade deflated (someone pointed out in the Engineering sub-forum that a 3.0 from Purdue in Engineering is 80th percentile, likely puts their median at something like a 2.6 or 2.65). Anyway, employers know this, and thus don’t expect people to have super high GPAs. A 3.0 is considered terrible in high school, but is considered decent in college.</p>