As DD pointed out above, another beef I have about self-reported information is that different schools use different methods for determining student GPAs for admissions purposes, yet often report the GPAs on enrolled student transcripts to publishers. That is why I strongly urge students and parents to ask every school they are considering how they look at GPAs for admissions purposes, because sometimes the recomputed "median" GPAs in guidebooks are inflated from what is actually used in admissions. (And, in some cases, schools that appear to have low GPAs compared to others are actually just using the numbers that they use to make admissions decisions.)
Again, you shouldn't drive yourself crazy with all of this, but it is helpful to know whether you are comparing apples to apples or apples to oranges.
Last edited on Mon Sep 4th, 2006 08:16 pm by CarolynLawrence
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