Anonymous
11/07/2017 21:45
Subject: Why do kids choose W&M if it has grade deflation?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
It doesn't have grade deflation. If you look at the average GPA of students attending, it's right in line w/ similar institutions (I.e. UVA).
Where is this information available? I'm not finding it easily.
Go here and click on the individual schools at the end.
http://www.gradeinflation.com/
The average W&M GPA in 2014 was a 3.32 compared to a 3.32 at UVA and a 3.15 at VT
Anonymous wrote:
You have to consider different degrees/programs. The average engineering or pre-med student at UVA and VATech likely has a 3.0 (or below) average. The average Arts and Science student in the humanities at UVA likely has 3.5 GPA (or higher). That same humanities student at Tech and William and Mary is probably around 3.3.
Sure, but the "conventional wisdom" is that W&M is a meat grinder where students toil to get mediocre grades, and it turns out it's no different than peer institutions.
Anonymous
11/07/2017 21:43
Subject: Re:Why do kids choose W&M if it has grade deflation?
Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of employers and graduate schools can dig a little deeper than comparing GPAs down to the 100th of a point.
The ones that can't are places to avoid.
lol, no. they do not. entry level & grad school admissions is very bottom line.
Anonymous
11/07/2017 19:25
Subject: Why do kids choose W&M if it has grade deflation?
Anonymous wrote:
It doesn't have grade deflation. If you look at the average GPA of students attending, it's right in line w/ similar institutions (I.e. UVA).
Where is this information available? I'm not finding it easily.
Go here and click on the individual schools at the end.
http://www.gradeinflation.com/
The average W&M GPA in 2014 was a 3.32 compared to a 3.32 at UVA and a 3.15 at VT
You have to consider different degrees/programs. The average engineering or pre-med student at UVA and VATech likely has a 3.0 (or below) average. The average Arts and Science student in the humanities at UVA likely has 3.5 GPA (or higher). That same humanities student at Tech and William and Mary is probably around 3.3.