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    What Is A Good High School GPA For Top Colleges?
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    What Is A Good High School GPA For Top Colleges?

    Your Grade Point Average (GPA) is one of the first criteria US college admissions officers will use to determine the strength of …

    My Grades Are Awful ... Can I Save My College Acceptance?
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    My Grades Are Awful ... Can I Save My College Acceptance?

    Question: I am a high school senior and I have been accepted to my first-choice college. However, I've had a series of problems t…

    Why So Many 4.0 GPA's on SuperMatch?
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    Why So Many 4.0 GPA's on SuperMatch?

    Question: How are average GPAs computed for purposes of College Confidential's Supermatch College Search?

    The College Search lists…

    Bizarro College Admissions
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    Bizarro College Admissions

    One of the more irrational exercises high school seniors undergo this time of year is trying to figure out why they and some of t…

    Must We Correct Misreported GPA?
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    Must We Correct Misreported GPA?

    Question: My granddaughter was just accepted to college. However, looking at her application we noticed she messed up her GPA. Sh…

    Getting In: Mistaken Assumptions?
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    Getting In: Mistaken Assumptions?

    In my humble opinion, conventional wisdom is a lot like stereotypes. They can both lead to miscalculation and, ultimately, disapp…

     
    How Should Hawaiian Student Report GPA on Applications?
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    How Should Hawaiian Student Report GPA on Applications?

    Question: I'm currently a sophomore in high school living in Hawaii. I go to a Hawaii public school and we have specific standar…

    Is Senior Course Load Rigorous Enough for the Ivy League?
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    Is Senior Course Load Rigorous Enough for the Ivy League?

    Question: My son is hoping to apply to Stanford, Columbia, Yale and Northwestern. He has a 36 composite ACT and a 4.4 weighted G…

    Historically Black School and Other Options for African-American Male with Strong GPA
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    Historically Black School and Other Options for African-American Male with Strong GPA

    Question: I am an African-American male. I received a 23 on my ACT (12 on the writing portion), and I have a 3.8 GPA.My dream sch…

    U. of Miami for Jamaican Student with 2.8 GPA?
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    U. of Miami for Jamaican Student with 2.8 GPA?

    Question:I have a 2.8 gpa and I am an international student from Jamaica. U. of Miami is my dream school. I play a lot of sports …

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