A gauge for high school students’ academic success is their grade point average or GPA score. It is a factor that is prioritized in class ranking, scholarship eligibility, college admissions, etc. It ...

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A proposal to change the way grade point average is calculated at Wellesley High School has students and parents grappling with how four years’ worth of academics can be summed up in one neat figure.

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Most undergrads who have applied to an organization outside of Brown — virtually everyone — have had to take the annoying step of calculating their GPA. In the spirit of its unique educational ...