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  2. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Some high schools, to reflect the varying skill required for different course levels, will give higher numerical grades for difficult courses, often referred to as a weighted GPA. For example, two common conversion systems used in honors and Advanced Placement courses are: A = 5 or 4.5; B = 4 or 3.5 [5] C = 3 or 2.5; D = 2 or 1.5; F = 0 [19]

  3. Overrated: College GPA a poor predictor of job hunt success

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    Of the many things that I find overrated, the single most highly overrated item has to be the college grade point average (GPA). Yep, that two-digit number that we slave over for four years ...

  4. Mark Zuckerberg - Wikipedia

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    Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (/ ˈ z ʌ k ər b ɜːr ɡ /; born May 14, 1984) is an American businessman who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms, of which he is the chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder.

  5. Where 51 CEOs Went To College

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    College: Dartmouth College and Stanford Graduate School of Business John Donahoe took over as the CEO of Nike on Jan. 13, 2020, and although he didn’t have experience in the apparel industry, he ...

  6. Dropping out - Wikipedia

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    Although since 1990 dropout rates have gone down from 20% to a low of 9% in 2010, the rate does not seem to be dropping since this time (2010). [citation needed] The average Canadian dropout earns $70 less per week than their peers with a high school diploma. Graduates (without post-secondary) earned an average of $621 per week, whereas dropout ...

  7. Where Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and 13 Other CEOs Went To College

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    Jeff Bezos. College: Princeton University Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is one of the richest people in the world and, according to Forbes, is the first billionaire to break the 12-figure mark.

  8. Educational attainment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The educational attainment of the U.S. population is similar to that of many other industrialized countries with the vast majority of the population having completed secondary education and a rising number of college graduates that outnumber high school dropouts. As a whole, the population of the United States is spending more years in formal ...

  9. 'I Only Work 4 Hours A Day': How A College Dropout Built A ...

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    When Amy Landino dropped out of college in 2007, she was carrying $50,000 in student loans and was uncertain. ... 'I Only Work 4 Hours A Day': How A College Dropout Built A Brand That Earns ...