Grades, GPA, and Confusion

  David Graves      November 14th, 2009

I have said it before and I will say it again, three letters cause more confusion in college admissions that any other; GPA. I have made it a point this year to try and stay away from the word GPA as much as possible (unless I am forced to talk about mid-ranges), and today brought […]

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Admissions Numbers vs. Enrollment Numbers

  David Graves      August 12th, 2009

UGA has just sent out a press release on the Summer/Fall 2009 enrolling class, and we are thrilled to welcome them to campus! This is an incredibly strong group of incoming freshman and transfer students, and we know they will do well on our campus. As I have warned you in the past, though, please […]

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GPA’s, Grades and Reality

  David Graves      July 1st, 2009

Every year about this time, the GPA question arises, starting with a low rumble and ending in April with a chorus of voices all wondering, “How does UGA calculate GPA’s”. Because there are so many school systems using such a wide variety of grading scales, my best answer is always that we start everyone out […]

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