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

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    A 2006 survey by Collegegrad.com found that only 6% of employers think that a job candidates GPA is the most important piece of information about an individual. The survey found that the interview ...

  3. Does GPA matter when applying for a job? - AOL

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    For current college students and recent graduates, here are some things you need to know about how employers view your GPA. For current college students and recent graduates, here are some things ...

  4. Cover letter - Wikipedia

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    applying for a specific, advertised opening ('letter of application') expressing interest in an organization when the job seeker is uncertain whether there are current openings ('letter of inquiry'). [3] According to studies, a good cover letter should: be specific and up-to-date, be well punctuated and spelled, and grammatically correct.

  5. How to get accepted to college while acceptance rates plummet ...

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    Students need to up their game to impress college admissions officers. ... Harvard’s acceptance rate, for example, was less than 4% for the past two years. Popular universities, including New ...

  6. College admissions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Four-year colleges offer Bachelor of Arts (BA or AB) or Bachelor of Science (BS or SB) degrees. These are primarily undergraduate institutions, although some might have limited programs at the graduate level. Graduates of the tuition-free United States service academies receive both a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission.

  7. Early decision - Wikipedia

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    Early decision (ED) or early acceptance is a type of early admission used in college admissions in the United States for admitting freshmen to undergraduate programs.It is used to indicate to the university or college that the candidate considers that institution to be their top choice through a binding commitment to enroll; in other words, if offered admission under an ED program, and the ...

  8. Grade inflation - Wikipedia

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    A small liberal arts college in New Hampshire, Saint Anselm College has received national attention and recognition for attempting to buck the trend of grade inflation seen on the campuses of many American colleges and universities. At Saint Anselm, the top 25% of the class has a 3.1 GPA; the median grade at the college is around a 2.50 GPA.

  9. Higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A US Department of Education longitudinal survey of 15,000 high school students in 2002 and 2012, found that 84% of the 27-year-old students had some college education, but only 34% achieved a bachelor's degree or higher; 79% owe some money for college and 55% owe more than $10,000; college dropouts were three times more likely to be unemployed ...