college gpa vs. hs gpa? |
college gpa vs. hs gpa? |
Nov 17 2008, 05:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,454 Joined: Nov 2008 Member No: 696,018 |
this is so sad.
i had a 3.72 (on a 4.0 scale) in HS and my GPA in college is... a lot lower T_T |
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Nov 17 2008, 05:38 PM
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durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
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Nov 17 2008, 05:40 PM
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Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
yeah you guy's have pretty low GPA's assuming we're going by the ASIANscale. In which case I would be failing.
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Nov 17 2008, 05:43 PM
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durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
yeah you guy's have pretty low GPA's assuming we're going by the ASIANscale. In which case I would be failing. GTFO, youz aint in collegio yet, mang. jk. Dude, my college GPA went down more than a quarter of my high school gpa. It's supposed to rise by the end of this quarter. |
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Nov 17 2008, 05:45 PM
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Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
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Nov 17 2008, 06:02 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
I don't know my GPA because my English teacher doesn't post grades online. The grading system works differently, too, so it's not as easy for me to figure out.
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Nov 17 2008, 08:45 PM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
Well I used to get straight A's in high school, I think my core average was 95.75%, and my total average was like 93%?
Yeah, it's pretty sad that when you get to college, you begin to consider 80% as AWESOME, and 70% as totally satisfactory. If I had gotten 70% in hs I would've cried. |
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*paperplane* |
Nov 17 2008, 09:04 PM
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My GPA is sad. I miss weighted grades.
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Nov 25 2008, 03:05 AM
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durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
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*cakedout* |
Nov 25 2008, 06:00 AM
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i aint even gonna lie. High school = 4.00, now its 2.6 lol shittt
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Nov 25 2008, 02:08 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
I graduated HS with a 3.821 or some shit like that. I graduated college with a 3.619 or something like that. And that qualified me for cum laude. Yay?
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Nov 25 2008, 02:17 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
Can their be multiple cum lade?
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Nov 25 2008, 04:32 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
Um, kinda? There are three different levels, cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude, equivalent with different GPAs. I think cum laude was equivalent with a 3.6 at NYU.
Edit: Good thing I graduated when I did, NYU's latin honor policy changed this year. Now you have to have a 3.65 to graduate with cum laude. |
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Nov 25 2008, 05:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,071 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,748 |
Yeah...I agree with all of you. High school I averaged around 3.9-4.0. The lowest I ever got in hs was 3.81.
Now I'm at 3.3-3.4. |
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Dec 4 2008, 01:02 AM
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yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
damn gaiz. i slacked off in hs and had shitty grades.
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Dec 4 2008, 01:11 AM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,154 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
I put together what I think I'll get for my first semester, and I ended up with an average of B- or C+.
There goes my hope of getting a scholarship. Dammit, why can't I be like my sister? |
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Dec 13 2008, 05:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Validating Posts: 169 Joined: Oct 2008 Member No: 692,220 |
what happened to you guys at college? what were the reasons for lower gpa?
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*cakedout* |
Dec 13 2008, 05:58 PM
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drinking, smoking, f*ckin, lack of attendance, sleeping, eating, shittin, pissin
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Dec 13 2008, 06:23 PM
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yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
I hope to graduate cum laude with honors. I would love to graduate magna cum laude with high honors, but I definitely won't be able to pull my gpa up to a 3.75 by my last semester of senior year.
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*paperplane* |
Dec 13 2008, 06:27 PM
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Dec 13 2008, 07:00 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
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Dec 13 2008, 07:16 PM
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yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
and harder classes + requirements
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*paperplane* |
Dec 13 2008, 07:18 PM
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oh yeah, definitely the no weighted grades. If college = AP, my GPA would be just fine.
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Dec 14 2008, 08:13 PM
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Ms. Granger Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 735 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 165,238 |
this is my first semester and i'm hooooooooping for a 3.0. that would be sweet as hell.
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Dec 18 2008, 02:24 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,154 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
Well there goes my GPA and hopes of getting a scholarship; so far I have one A, one B, and one C+. I'm almost certain I'll get a B or C+ for my fourth course.
I guess Tung and Kevin (was it him?) were right. |
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