UM Scale

<p>Website says 4.04 average GPA for new freshman. is this on a 4.0 scale or 5.0 scale?</p>

<p>I thought the average was 4.2?</p>

<p>It's a 4.0 scale, like other colleges.</p>

<p>that average is weighted though, and you have to realize that some schools really inflate their grades. Some student could have a 4.2 and only be ranked in the top 25%. Not that thats bad or anything either. Depending on the state you live in, your curriculum could be easier or harder which contributes to the range of grades.</p>

<p>Yeah, take me as an example. With my GPA, I'm only in the top 40% of my class because my school's so competitive.</p>

<p>What school do you go to Ft. Lauderdale? I'm guesisng Pine Crest, LOL</p>

<p>I wouldn't go too much by that, my sons friend who is a great tester and scored I think close to 2100, but had a lousy GPA around a 3.2 got in, so it's really the holistic approach that they obviously use that got him in.</p>

<p>Nah. American Heritage. People underestimate us all the time. LOL.</p>

<p>Oh,</p>

<p>So you're from Boca. Me too, haha. Welcome to UMiami man!</p>

<p>Nah, wrong again. I go to the Plantation campus. LOL.</p>

<p>Oh, my bad. Nice, nice.</p>