GPA

Example Sentences

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At Berkeley 3 out of 4 students arrive with a GPA of 4.15 or higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Geiser argued that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The National Association of Colleges and Employers Job Outlook for 2026 showed that 73% of employers screened candidates by GPA in 2019 — but this year only 42% did.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The faculty also voted to replace GPA with percentile rank as an internal metric for prizes and honors such as cum laude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

To me, finishing eighth grade with the second-highest GPA felt like a failure, even though lots of people told me it shouldn’t.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison