Rush question regarding GPA

violetpretty · #1 04-06-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Slight hijack - Is Ole Miss (or any of the other SECs - besides Vandelbuilt) really that hard just to get into? I mean admissions wise, not for Greek life. In the north, a lot of the state schools are looked at as "safety schools", grades-wise. Is it different down there?

Standards for state schools in general have gone up considerably. I don't think that someone would get into a flagship state school with a 2.5 GPA out of high school if they didn't have everything else going for them.

ree-Xi · #2 04-07-2008, 08:48 PM

Thanks for the replies. I guess as more people apply for college (thanks to better financial aid options, better college preparation, and stronger high school academic programs), the applicant pool is larger, and the cutoffs occur at a higher level.

When I was in high school, 98% of my graduating class went to a 4-year college. I wonder what the average is, for the country, by region, state, etc., and amongt public and private/parochial schools.

What are your high schools like in terms of people going onto 4-year schools? I am interested in finding out if there is a lower percentage because application processes are more stringent.

lilzetakitten · #3 04-07-2008, 10:32 PM

I know that in my graduating class (in 2004) 96% of my 623 member class went onto college. I can't remember if that was for 4 year colleges or if it included community college.

As for state schools, I know that UVA is really hard to get into. There was one girl in my class who was a UVA legacy, had a 3.8, lots of AP classes, a great SAT score, and captain of the dance team. She didn't get in.

UGAalum94 · #4 04-07-2008, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

Standards for state schools in general have gone up considerably. I don't think that someone would get into a flagship state school with a 2.5 GPA out of high school if they didn't have everything else going for them.

And high school grade inflation is pretty terrible at most schools, so a 2.5 wouldn't point to the likelihood of being successful at most four year colleges these days, either.