<p>I have read threads in which people said that their GPA was low, and then say that their GPA is 3.6. Give me a break. </p>
<p>In my opinion, a "low GPA" is below 2.5.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>Anything above 3.6</p>
<p>It all depends on what your life goals are. If you’re not that interested in going to the best schools, I’d say sub-2.5. Personally, anything sub-3.7 is a failure. Honestly, high school is so easy; I can’t understand how anyone could average sub-3.0.</p>
<p>Anything below a 3.9 is considered low to me at least.</p>
<p>Low for me would be anything below a 3.7 unweighted.</p>
<p>^Agreed with fledgling. But I am applying to all selective schools.</p>
<p>I guess I have a terrible gpa then. Lol CC you guys are hilarious.</p>
<p>Well, my GPA is a 3.5 unweighted, and I think that’s pretty good, considering I got several Cs and only a couple As freshman year.<br>
I think that anything below a 2.7 (B-) is bad, although obviously selective universities want better, I don’t believe they expect everyone to have a 3.7, since that requires nothing below an A-, which, with some teachers, is practically impossible.</p>
<p>What would a 92.36 be on a 4.0 scale? Unweighted.</p>
<p>For me low would be less than 3.2.</p>
<p>evnstvn, i think 92.36 would be about 3.7.</p>
<p>EVERYONE’s answer is going to be “it depends”.</p>
<p>Have you gotten Cs all your life? A 3.33 is a GREAT GPA then.
If you’re a straight A student, a 3.33 could bring on suicide.</p>
<p>Are you in a top private prep school where a 4.0 is unheard of?
Then a 3.7 is a fabulous GPA.
If you’re at a Chicago Southside public school, a 3.7 might be a “gimme” for showing up every day and you’d better have a 4.0 to be competitive at all.</p>
<p>Are you headed for a state University in the south? a 3.5 might get you a scholarship? Are you dreaming of Ivy? A 3.5 might get you in the “No way” pile faster than their little fingers can sort. If you’re going to get a 2 year associate degree at a community college in refrigerator repair…a 3.5 might bring about an offer for you to teach the class. </p>
<p>Every high school’s grading system is SO different (and what every college wants), that you can’t really compare apples to oranges. When I went to school (we barely had electric lights, you know)… our grading scale cut off at 95 for an A. Yet there were schools (even then!) that had a 90 as an A cut off. Some schools don’t have plus/minus. One I know offers a 4.33 for a 100%/A+…yet SAYS to colleges that they’re on a 4.0 scale (not!). You just can’t really compare GPAs very well. </p>
<p>And don’t even THINK about adding weight. That varies SO much by schools as to be completely irrelevant. Some don’t add weight at all, some add only to AP course but not honors, some add to both but have two different amounts while others weigh them the same. I know kids with tons of APs who go from a 3.3 to a 3.4 with their weight. Some have the weight added directly to the grade…so an A is reported instead of an A-. My D’s school has a long involved ridiculous formula, and you can end up with 1.2 in weight! And kids DO get it. They take ALL weighted courses during the year and fill in the summer with PE, computer, health, etc.</p>
<p>How about this? I think the question to begin with is flawed and shows a deep lack of understanding about the context (selective college admissions) in which it was asked.</p>
<p>You might as well ask what everyone’s favorite ice cream flavor is. The value of the answers will be equivalent to the ones you get for your original question.</p>
<p>OF COURSE the answer is “it depends on the college”. What other kind of answer were you expecting? C’mon.</p>
<p>Maybe working on critical thinking and analysis might be a better venture.</p>
<p>Wanted to offer my opinion here if I may. I would hardly think that anything below a 3.7 is a “failure” for any student. Many students who achieve a 3.0 or 3.2 have worked incredibly hard and have a “package” to offer schools that go far beyond GPA alone. I know that schools look at this number, however I think it’s discouraging to all students to state that any number is a failure particularly since each student’s situation and circumstances are so different. Some students do better in only some courses and not others which will affect GPA. Other students test poorly so their SAT’s or ACT’s may not reflect their capacity to learn and produce quality work. Just my thoughts on this…</p>
<p>The problem with this question is that GPA’s differ completely from school to school. At my school, no one has above a 3.9. Does that mean that someone from a random local public school with a 4.0 is a better candidate than people from my own school? No!</p>
<p>Here is why GPA is only useful in context. Would you rather have:
- A student with a 4.0 GPA and a 1700 on his/her SAT’s </p>
<p>or</p>
<p>2) A student with a 3.7 GPA and a 2350 on his/her SAT’s. </p>
<p>I assume most people (if not all) would choose student 2. Luckily for us, colleges look at class rank, GPA, rigor of curriculum, school profiles, and many other things when looking at college admissions.</p>
<p>People in the 20-25th percentile at my school still end up attending Ivy League institutions. Had admissions been based purely on one statistic (SAT scores, class rank, etc.) there is no way 20-25th percentile kids would get into an Ivy League, as there would be many more kids from other schools ranked #1!</p>
<p>Gpa means nothing SATs mean everything, but 3.0 is the worst that some one should have, I have 3.02, but good SATs so Im happy.</p>
<p>Anything sub-3.0 isn’t good in my book.</p>
<p>I have a 2.26 GPA…and I’m still in the top 50% of my HS class.</p>
<p>Think about that for a minute.</p>
<p>Yet…many great LAC’s are ditching standardized testing. At my son’s private school, a 3.1 will get you into a great LAC, unhooked.</p>
<p>"I have a 2.26 GPA…and I’m still in the top 50% of my HS class.</p>
<p>Think about that for a minute."</p>
<p>I have 3.02 and I am not in top half(152/295). I wish I went to that high school.</p>