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Average GPA 0.13? Average SAT score 735?

• monocasa 6y ago
  And has been stated, didn't get degrees at that level of performance. The piece we're missing is the actual curve of the student's performance, and I'm betting it's not linear, throwing information from simple averages out of the window. I imagine there's a distinct dropoff between the students who actually show up and get degrees, to the students who don't.
  • snicker7 6y ago
    The student was nearly average at 0.13 GPA. With a 48% pass rate, the cutoff can't be that much higher than 0.13.
    • monocasa 6y ago
      Unless there's a sharp cliff at the 48% that pass. Which would be expected.
      • sbierwagen 6y ago
        Would a high school diploma be a useful signal to employers if the GPA required is 0.15 out of 4.00?
        • monocasa 6y ago
          Once again, the graph here is pretty much guaranteed not to be linear. Literally no one is graduating with an 0.15 out of 4.00. By definition, they failed most of their classes. Just like the subject of he article you're discussing with an 0.13. It's not like he just barely didn't make it; they still consider him to be in the 9th grade.