Want a higher GPA? Go to a private university.

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by thetygerlily

I can see that, but here's another hypothesis...

Students at private schools may have more financial pressure due to the extra tuition, so they need to have better grades to keep scholarships and graduate on time. Staying an extra semester or year at a school that charges $40k/year is more of a financial burden than one that charges $10k.

Of course I could also see the argument that stereotypically rich kids are more likely to go to private schools and thus don't have the financial burden, and those with less liquid assets go public because that's what they can afford. But that's the Libra in me The data nerd in me, however, thinks we need more factors than just GPA vs. public/private.

You hit the nail on the head for my school.

But also, I feel like everyone here has to bust their asses for a B. Maybe it's just my curriculum, but if you have a 3.5 at my school, it's assumed you're either Jesus or sleeping with the professors.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

You hit the nail on the head for my school.

But also, I feel like everyone here has to bust their asses for a B. Maybe it's just my curriculum, but if you have a 3.5 at my school, it's assumed you're either Jesus or sleeping with the professors.

As it should be. A 3.5 is HONORS...I think people forget that sometimes. I see some of the GPAs that the greek chapters have at some schools and think, "No way is half of the chapter a college honors student." 3.5 and up is supposed to be reserved for the few who really stand out, and when a third/quarter of the class is graduating with honors that makes me roll my eyes.