Sentences with phrase «with high grade point averages»

Students with high grade point averages might look like they're learning, but the stress of maintaining a high academic performance level may be causing them mental and physical distress that actually interferes with learning.

Male applicants with high grade point averages were twice as likely to be contacted by employers as women with the same grades and comparable experience and educational background in a study from The Ohio State University.

The Junior with the highest grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 or equivalent for the two semesters completed immediately prior to the closing of the point system will receive this award.

Academic Support Youth with higher grade point averages are more likely to delay sexual involvement than lower - achieving youth.

Since 2003, the college has been rewarding academic performance by granting scholarships for excellence to students with the highest grade point average.

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With a 1.7 high school grade point average and unable to get admitted to any degree - granting institution, Kalin faked an MIT student ID and then used a letter of recommendation from a professor he met there to get himself admitted to NYU.

The meta - analysis I conducted indicates that students with high Bible literacy earn a grade point average that is about one point higher than that of students with low Bible literacy.

He graduated from high school with a 4.38 grade point average.

Students at these high - achieving schools can be ranked in the bottom quartile even with excellent grade point averages, and consequently feel «dumb» and «less worthy» compared to the majority of their peers.

Ashley Gore is poised to graduate from high school with a 4.6 grade point average.

Participants included undergraduate college students with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher who are majoring in computer science, computer engineering, math, physics, or electrical engineering

An important aspect of our recruitment objective is that we target students with grade point averages between 3.0 and 3.6 out of 4.0 — that is, students who are often overlooked by many high - achievement programs.

In one Philadelphia district, for instance, nearly 30 percent of school - to - career students have a grade point average of 3.0 and higher, compared with 19.8 percent of the general student population.

Now a senior at Camelback High School with a 3.1 grade - point average, she wants to go to college in the fall.

Admitting that students with a 3.2 grade point average were not in the top half of their class at the high school — and that more than 140 students in the school had over a 4.0 average — a superintendent in our region recently advocated dropping class rank.

Instead, any senior with a grade point average higher than 3.6 will be inducted into the newly minted Indian Prairie Scholars — a society district officials created to replace the national organization they found to be too much of a headache.

Despite widening gaps between highest - and lowest - scoring students, average scores in reading and mathematics were essentially flat from 2015 to 2017, with the exception of eighth - grade reading scores, where the percentage of proficient students increased by two percentage points.

That is, the majority of students are admitted if they rank in the top 10 % of any high school in the state (with ranking determined by student grade point averages).

An increase of 18 percentage points in percent proficient (i.e., one standard deviation) is associated with a rating that is on average 0.16 grade points higher, or about one - sixth of a letter grade.

Test scores for Native American students on the National Assessment of Educational Progress fourth grade reading test are 25 points below the national average, and the high school graduation rate for students in BIE schools is 59 percent, compared with 80 percent for students across the country.

Points are awarded for each qualification, with more points for higher grades, and the schools are ranked on the average number of points per Points are awarded for each qualification, with more points for higher grades, and the schools are ranked on the average number of points per points for higher grades, and the schools are ranked on the average number of points per points per pupil.

http://edsource.org/2014/high-school-grades-are-a-better-predictor-of-college-success-than-sat-act-study-says/58033#.VRgr90bVu1Q «Students with strong grade point averages in high school maintained similar GPAs in college, regardless of how well or poorly they scored on college entrance exams.

Hanging with Smarties Ups GPA High - school students whose friends get higher marks tend to raise their own grade point averages over time.

A UW - Madison investigation of the program over the last four years shows participation in AVID / TOPS is correlated with higher attendance rates and grade - point averages and other measures of academic success.

Considering Eastern Connecticut State College's unique and spectacular history as it was transformed into a high quality small university under the leadership of President David Carter and others, it is extremely disturbing that the institution's current president would support the notion that a grade point average of 3.3 as opposed to 3.0 automatically correlates with producing a better teacher.

High school graduates qualify for aid if they meet two requirements: (1) cumulative 3.0 grade - point average in PROMISE core and overall coursework; and (2) an ACT composite score of at least 22, with minimum scores of 20 in each subject (or equivalent SAT scores).

UPDATED RESPONSE WITH CORRECT INFORMATION: The GPA requirement is for the first two years of college not high school — so Governor Malloy wants to require that a student must have a grade point average of 3.3 in order to get into the teacher training program at a Connecticut university of college.

In addition, studies show that individuals with high hope levels have higher grade point averages, graduate from college at higher rates, and are more successful after college (EdVisions Schools, 2005).

In addition, aid from the government, merit aid from universities and private programs increasingly provide more benefit for wealthier students with high grade - point averages and top scores on entrance exams.

You're eligible if you're a high school student with at least a «B» average, college student with at least a 3.0 out of a 4.0 grade - point average or higher, a student on a dean's list or honor roll, or if you rank in the top 20 % of your class or on national standardized exams

Plus, if you have good grades, Discover will reward you: New student cardmembers who apply after July 23, 2015 will be rewarded with $ 20 in Cashback Bonus ® if their grade point average is 3.0 (or equivalent) or higher each year they are enrolled in school, for the first five years from the account opening.

New student cardmembers who apply after July 23, 2015 will be rewarded with $ 20 in Cashback Bonus ® if their grade point average is 3.0 (or equivalent) or higher each year they are enrolled in school, for the first five years from the account opening.

«I attended Ramapo in 2008, just two days after graduating high school, as a participant of the EOF summer program and began the fall semester with a 3.8 grade point average.

Has a long history of maintaining a high grade point average, deep understanding of medical terms, knowledge of medical histories and working with patients.

The only exception is recent graduates with little or no experience and a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

If you had a high grade point average or graduated with honors, note that as well.

Some colleges and universities will only admit those with adequate high school grade - point averages.

Students must complete the medical assistant program with a 2.0 grade point average or higher to graduate.

Prerequisites for admission include high school graduation or completion of the General Education Diploma, completion of basic college level English and speech classes with a minimum of a C grade point average as well as attendance at a medical assisting program information session.

Eight studies that tracked the academic achievement of students for an average of 3.75 years after a social and emotional learning program found that participants performed about 13 percentage points higher in grades and standardized test scores than their peers, according to a 2017 overview of 82 social and emotional studies by researchers affiliated with the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning.

But school and district leaders emphasize that their new initiatives also provide substantial benefits for all students in the district — including high performers who may struggle with challenges like perfectionism and anxiety, or avoid risk taking to protect their grade point averages.