<p>Give 'hopeforfuture' a break, guys! Being modest about grades and scores is not a crime, especially if he/she is from a school where most students are above average. Besides, CC forums tear apart the academic careers of students who think they are very strong every day ... it's not surprising that 'hopeforfuture" would expect responses to be critical of his/her scores. Why is he/she being bashed for doing better than he thought he did? Keep up the good work, hopeforfuture!</p>
<p>i'm sure that everyone would acknowledge that there are a lot of peeps on this board that have lower gpa's and lower sat scores. that said, when someone says they characterize a low gpa as 3.7 and decent 2200 sat's, they are unwittingly or knowingly insulting 95% of the populace (i think 2200+ sats is in the 95th percentile or thereabouts). that is why people are offended. just spit out the stats and go from there like a lot of others do instead of saying "i have a low 3.7 gpa and decent 2230 sat, but man, your stats are even worse. so if i'm screwed what does that make you?"</p>