grades and recruitment

[WestcoastWonder]

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.

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?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by WestcoastWonder

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?

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.