Grade Inflationi: We just graduated our 2008 class at Rice
University. 7% of the students had a GPA > 4.0, 30% were above 3.8.
Standard tests: I have read, though I don't remember where, that SAT
scores correlate much more strongly with Socio Economic Status than
with college GPA. In my own discipline, there is ZERO evidence that
GRE's correlate with success in graduate school, but all of my
colleagues, who had high GREs believe they are predictive.
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Richard E. Grandy
Professor
Philosophy & Cognitive Sciences
Rice University
Houston, TX USA