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Universities are largely to blame for this. Having a 3.8 GPA versus a 3.9 can dramatically reduce your chances of getting into a top university. Being in the to
by bachmeier 11y ago
Universities are largely to blame for this. Having a 3.8 GPA versus a 3.9 can dramatically reduce your chances of getting into a top university. Being in the top 12% of your graduating class versus the top 8% can hurt your chances of getting in. It's stupid, because these are statistically meaningless differences, yet it matters. In an environment like that, it's rational for parents to get involved.
- aidenn0 11y agoHighschool GPA is still the single best predictor colleges have for College GPA though. They have to draw a line somewhere, and it's nearly tautological that those just above the line have no statistically significant difference from those just below.
- threatofrain 11y agoThis isn't central to your argument, but I wanted to make a side point that SAT II is more predictive of college GPA than your high school GPA, which is kind of sad, because the SAT's are a flash in time compared to 4 years. If someone who has never met a child, who devises a test from afar, can better predict that child's future college grades than 4 years of intimate proximity...
- aidenn0 11y agoTo me, it is surprising that the GPA is as predictive as it is, considering there was no national standard for how to grade things, nor what the curriculum should be.