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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the takeaway:

"When it’s 2 a.m. and you’re sitting in Smith Union  wrapping up a particularly nasty p-set or lengthy essay, remember that you did it to yourself. It could have been easy. The difficulty is not a punishment but a privilege. Indeed, I think it’s the most extraordinary privilege one can have. We possess here the ability to choose our challenges, and in doing so, to forge ourselves into the people we want to become. Beyond that, we are blessed with mentors—professors, coaches and our peers—who can guide us in that journey."

These are students who have worked hard to get there, are choosing to work hard in college, and (in the case of this student), realize it's a privilege.[/quote]
And also it’s really easy to do well and get a high gpa, since the college hands them out like popsicles. People need to get real: Bowdoin isn’t Swarthmore, and even Swarthmore is getting too high of a gpa.[/quote]

Do tell, where did you develop your powers of reading comprehension and analysis? [/quote]
You don’t have the sources to combat the claim. To think that Panhellenic society gpas should be taken as the average student is probably the dumbest suggestion I’ve seen on dcum.

It’s almost like you know your argument hinges on the fact that Cornell hides median grade visibility and won’t share these institutional datapoints so you invent your own reasoning. Shockers.[/quote]

Do you not know how to read? The table states 'CORNELL UNIVERSITY ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS' as a 3.44.

There's also a source: https://scl.cornell.edu/sites/scl/files/documents/Spring%202025%20Grades%20Report_Formatted_Final.pdf

Cornell All/Men/Women GPA Average, Spring 2025
All: 3.44| Men: 3.44 |Women: 3.47[/quote]

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