<p>Hey, I was wondering how many freshmen do you think get a 3.9 GPA or above? </p>
<p>What about a 4.0?</p>
<p>Its a really silly question I know, but I was wondering if you domers knew..</p>
<p>Given the top 30% cutoff is a 3.6, I would say relatively few. Since I didn't go through FYS here, however, that is purely speculation.</p>
<p>Really, the number is in single digits? Wow... So I guess it is not like high school at all</p>
<p>My understanding of the Dean's list is that like someone said...the FYS Dean's list is everyone above like a 3.604 . This is based on that consisted of the top 30% in last year's freshmen FYS class, from what I have heard. </p>
<p>Apparently that number also climbs depending on the eventual college or major. My opinion is that certain classes such as FYC, Philosophy, Theology, or other requirements pull down the GPA's initially. Let's admit it, there are some philosophy teachers that might only give a couple of A's per class. </p>
<p>I have heard the top 30% cutoff goes up in the 3.7's later on. Also, I think it used to be everyone above a 3.4 got Dean's list, but too many people had that...so..</p>
<p>Correct me if I'm wrong.</p>
<p>It is correct that that is why they switched to doing honors by rank. If you want to see where people end up eventually, you could look at what it takes to graduate with honors. For instance, I believe the cutoff for top 5% is 3.9 or higher, so there are people who get up there eventually. There just aren't many freshman year and really 5% isn't all that much.</p>
<p>Our grade inflation isn't nearly as bad as some schools is what I am trying to say!</p>