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09-01-2013, 03:51 PM
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I'm still dumbfounded at the <2.5 students being admitted to college.
If an individual can't get at least average in high school, with its (relatively) disciplined structure and its grade inflation, doing so in college (even with its grade inflation) seems far from a sure thing.
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09-01-2013, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by DGTess
I'm still dumbfounded at the <2.5 students being admitted to college.
If an individual can't get at least average in high school, with its (relatively) disciplined structure and its grade inflation, doing so in college (even with its grade inflation) seems far from a sure thing.
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THATS THE PART THAT ALWAYS GETS ME! I know of many athletes with GPA's that low that get into college, and I still have a problem with that, don't get me wrong, but what I don't understand his how regular folks just go on and somehow skate by admissions with a 2.0.
And sadly, the lowest person I know to get into college had a 1.7 GPA. How is that even possible?
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09-01-2013, 04:05 PM
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THATS THE PART THAT ALWAYS GETS ME! I know of many athletes with GPA's that low that get into college, and I still have a problem with that, don't get me wrong, but what I don't understand his how regular folks just go on and somehow skate by admissions with a 2.0.
And sadly, the lowest person I know to get into college had a 1.7 GPA. How is that even possible?
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If I remember right, at my university if you scored above a certain number on SATs or ACTs, you were automatically granted admission, regardless of your GPA. But, if you had a low GPA, you'd be stuck in a "study skills" class. Same if you had a low SAT/ACT but a high GPA.
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09-01-2013, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DGTess
I'm still dumbfounded at the <2.5 students being admitted to college.
If an individual can't get at least average in high school, with its (relatively) disciplined structure and its grade inflation, doing so in college (even with its grade inflation) seems far from a sure thing.
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As a high school teacher, I can tell you there are often extenuating circumstances, most often medical. The most drastic being, a girl from my area had a brain tumor that caused her to miss a lot of school and not retain a good deal of the information she was taught. Once the tumor was diagnosed and treated, she rebounded but her high school GPA was very low due to the illness and absences. Her doctors from a very well known national hospital all wrote letters detailing her illness and recommending her for college. These letters were sent in with her applications. She is a junior in college and doing well.
Another more common exception is a learning disability that was not diagnosed until well into high school. With academic support, these students can be successful in college after a rough start in high school.
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