Selective Colleges Admitting Students with Below 3.75 GPA

[bobtheboy]

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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
College Search - Dartmouth College - At a Glance

• 91% in top 10th of graduating class
• 62% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
• 18% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
• 10% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
• 6% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
• 2% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
• 1% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
• 1% had h.s. GPA between 1.0 and 1.99

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<p>A GPA under 2.0? An actually failing GPA. At an Ivy League. And a kid I know with a 4.0 unweighted, many service hours, no blemishes on his record, and excellent extracurriculars did not get in. Please tell me how this is fair, that about 10 (or more?) kids got in with a GPA under 2.0.</p>