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  2. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A-plusses, if given, are usually assigned a value of 4.0 (equivalent to an A) due to the common assumption that a 4.00 is the best possible grade-point average, although 4.33 is awarded at some institutions. In some places, .25 or .3 instead of .33 is added for a plus grade and subtracted for a minus grade.

  3. Development case - Wikipedia

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    A development case is an application to an undergraduate institution that is set aside during the admission process for further review. In these cases, the merits of admitting a student based on their academic performance, test scores, and extracurricular activities are lowered by the donations of the applicant's family.

  4. Legacy preferences - Wikipedia

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    Currently, the Ivy League institutions are estimated to admit 10% to 15% of each entering class using legacy admissions. [21] For example, in the 2008 entering undergraduate class, the University of Pennsylvania admitted 41.7% of legacies who applied during the early decision admissions round and 33.9% of legacies who applied during the regular admissions cycle, versus 29.3% of all students ...

  5. Class rank - Wikipedia

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    Colleges often use class rank as a factor in college admissions, although because of differences in grading standards between schools, admissions officers have begun to attach less weight to this factor, both for granting admission, and for awarding scholarships. Class rank is more likely to be used at large schools that are more formulaic in ...

  6. College admissions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ivy-Plus admissions rates vary with the income of the students' parents, with the acceptance rate of the top 0.1% income percentile being almost twice as much as other students. [234] While many "elite" colleges intend to improve socioeconomic diversity by admitting poorer students, they may have economic incentives not to do so.

  7. Grading systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Upon entry into the college, student has the ability to work on the first phase of the study stage. C 35–49 Very bad The student shows that he has, to some extent, the competence criteria describing learning division. On admission to a college, student has the ability to work on the first phase of the study stage. D <34 Fail

  8. Grade inflation - Wikipedia

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    Washington and Lee had an average GPA of 3.27 in 2006 and Swarthmore's graduates had a mean GPA of 3.24 in 1997. [35] To clarify the grades on its graduates' transcripts, Reed College includes a card, the current edition of which reports that "The average GPA for all students in 2013–14 was 3.15 on a 4.00 scale. This figure has increased by ...

  9. Academic grading in France - Wikipedia

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    The GPA grading scale is becoming more and more common as well since it eases the comparison with American students. [citation needed] Some Grandes écoles use "exotic" systems, like Ecole Centrale de Lille, which uses a three-letter scale system [citation needed]: A: Excellent (acquis) S: Satisfactory (satisfaisant) I: Fail (insuffisant)