Conversely, I graduated from USC School of Cinematic Arts, arguably the best and most Hollywood-connected film school in the world, I had close to a 4.0 grade average, and I won several awards and scholarships.
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Yet they maintained an average high school grade point average of 3.7 (out of 4) despite the hardship in their lives.
Their daughter, Rachel, is a sophomore in college with a 4.0 grade point average.
To be admitted to the group, students need to have a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
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Moreover, students in the 10K program must maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
"They just couldn't hire, " she says, admitting it's been frustrating -- especially for someone with a 3.9 grade point average.
His first semester, he was one of six Columbia freshmen on his team to post a grade point average of 3.6 or higher.
O'Neal graduates with a 3.81 grade point average and he completed 16 courses mostly using satellite classrooms and video conferencing, the university said.
Never a star student, he graduated from Florida State University with a major in criminology but a grade point average of 2.0 in 1971.
He constantly disappointed his parents, Vietnamese immigrants, with grades that ranged from As to Fs and a 1.4 grade point average his senior year.
What should matter is not so much your degree or grade point average but how well equipped you are for the next stage in life.
Most are first-generation college students and are chosen because they participate in an approved college readiness program and maintain at least a 2.4 grade point average.
The client was particularly nervous about taking that chance on his essay because his college grade point average (GPA) was only 3.0--not what's needed to get into a top business school.
If they have college degrees, find out their grade point average, as that will give you a good understanding of their level of discipline and how well they understood the subjects studied.
Applicants will need to provide their current grade point average, demonstrate their gaming prowess (including in-game ranking, tournament history and prizes awarded), draft an essay on what games mean to them, and include a video of why they deserve the funding.
One of her main research projects looked at the relationship between self-control and grade-point average.
Twenty-two states earned an A for standards and assessments, with a national average grade of B.
His seven-person admissions team still scores thousands of applications by hand, granting spots based on the average grade.
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Domestic audiences appeared to like "Into Darkness, " giving it an average grade of A, according to market research firm CinemaScore.
The average grade across all 15 areas was a resounding D.
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Georgia State University said last month that it would accept credit for some classes offered by Coursera, but the grade won't be factored into a student's grade-point average.
Anthony was then a senior at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles, trying to maintain a 4.0 grade-point average and working 20 hours a week at a restaurant.
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The daughter of Indian immigrants, she dropped out of the University of California at Berkeley during her freshman year, but she was later readmitted and graduated with a 3.4 grade-point average.
Despite the average grade, with reviews so much stronger than most films aimed at teens, and an encouraging 18 percent bump on Saturday (which suggests positive word-of-mouth), "Chronicle" might not plummet at the box office the way "F" graded "The Devil Inside" did a few weeks ago.
Fox's domestic distribution president Chris Aronson said he believes the movie will have a long life at the box office, noting that audiences gave it an average grade of A according to market research firm CinemaScore, and there are no more family-friendly films until "Monsters University" opens June 21.
Proven and probable mineable reserves total 2.018 million ounces at an average gold grade of 2.06 grams per ton gold.
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Last year a Broward math teacher could not understand why his brightest eighth-grade students were scoring merely average on their Stanford standardized tests.
This assumes that in retirement the couple switches to a lower-risk, conservative portfolio of government and high grade corporate bonds earning on average a real return of just 3%.
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For one thing, the total return advantage in investment grade companies is based on an average difference over 11 years.
My criteria for selection included funds that held bonds with an average rating of investment grade and at least 5 years of returns.
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