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Honors/AP courses in our district were graded on a 5.0 scale. An A in an honors/AP course was a 5.0, and a B was a 4.0. Your weighted GPA took into account the 5.0 scale. I am not familiar with what you are describing, but I can tell you that this year's incoming class at Harvard had an average GPA of 4.1. David Hogg graduated with a 4.2, so clearly some of his classes were graded on a 5.0 scale, indicating that he earned excellent grades in at least a few Honors/AP classes. In any case, Harvard's admissions department must have seen something worthwhile in David; otherwise, he would not have been admitted. I'm happy for him, and as I told the son of a friend who was also admitted to a highly-competitive university, it's an excellent start. Now, let's see what young Mr. Hogg can do with it.
I can tell you that Harvard takes GPAs of incoming classes, adjusts them so that they are unweighted, and then reports them.
Example: it will take someone's weighted 5.0 GPA and adjust it so that it's unweighted (4.0), and then report it, as a 4.0.
Thus David Hogg's 4.2 would be adjusted downward before Harvard reports it as part of its incoming class GPA.
Plus I would expect that incoming Harvard undergrads took a huge number of honors classes- likely more than "some of" the classes that David Hogg took.
I'm also happy for David Hogg. Clearly holistic admissions got him in, not IQ/grades/test scores, as he's clearly accomplished a lot outside of the library.
So what? What’s it to you who gets into Harvard?
To me it's potentially a misallocation of resources that dilutes the value of my diploma. I'd prefer a kid with a 1600 SAT and an unweighted 4.0, as some admissions studies that I saw a few years ago shows that IQ correlates with accomplishment much more than any "holistic" criteria do. (That means that if you take 1,000 18-year olds who sound amazing yet have a 120 IQ, they won't accomplish as much in life as 1,000 18-year olds who sound boring yet have a 160 IQ.)
To me it's potentially a misallocation of resources that dilutes the value of my diploma. I'd prefer a kid with a 1600 SAT and an unweighted 4.0, as some admissions studies that I saw a few years ago shows that IQ correlates with accomplishment much more than any "holistic" criteria do. (That means that if you take 1,000 18-year olds who sound amazing yet have a 120 IQ, they won't accomplish as much in life as 1,000 18-year olds who sound boring yet have a 160 IQ.)
Stop. That’s absolutely ridiculous.
Harvard took Jared Kushner with his dad’s millions, and alums have had no complaints. That’s because his acceptance came with $2.5 million dollars attached.
But when some no-name kid without those millions gets in with Kushner’s credentials, now you’re all up in arms. Gimme a break. LMAO!!
Harvard took Jared Kushner with his dad’s millions, and alums have had no complaints. That’s because his acceptance came with $2.5 million dollars attached.
But when some no-name kid without those millions gets in with Kushner’s credentials, now you’re all up in arms. Gimme a break. LMAO!!
That's not true at all.
I have complained about Kushner, and so have my classmates.
I'd prefer David Hogg, since at least David Hogg has accomplished something on his own.
He applied to schools before he did anything notable or recognizable.
That changed.
Notable is covering up for the failure of his dads agency to protect those kids? El Chappo should have been accepted into Harvard. He could donate more than 2.5 mil and he's notable.
Notable is covering up for the failure of his dads agency to protect those kids? El Chappo should have been accepted into Harvard. He could donate more than 2.5 mil and he's notable.
An 18 year old is responsible for the actions of the FBI? I suppose that means you will be fine with Barron Trump being sent to prison if his father does, since surely he's responsible for any failings of his parent too then?
An 18 year old is responsible for the actions of the FBI?
How in the world did you come up with this? LMAO He's deflecting and covering up for the failure of the authorities to act, including his dads agency.
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I suppose that means you will be fine with Barron Trump being sent to prison if his father does, since surely he's responsible for any failings of his parent too then?
I'd be fine if you didn't make things up when responding to my posts.
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