WOW, Kathy Kroeger has a 3.96 GPA in math & computational science at Stanford

That's Stanford with no Asians to ruin the curve.

Wow. Can you say "grade inflation"?

OP: surely you are aware of how extremely generous Stanford professors historically have been with their grading? Where I work HR has correction factors for each school's GPA. 3.96 at Stanford would be worth about a 3.3 at Cal or UCLA in an engineering/science field.

Still a solid GPA, but not something to get all worked up about. We aren't talking about a top NCAA runner who is also starting their PHD program 3 years into college or something unheard of like that.

jamin wrote:

Wow. Can you say "grade inflation"?

Math and computational science are exacting fields. I suspect her 3.96 accurately reflects her academic performance.

Fantastic work!

Who are those one or two clowns who didn't gave her an A?

Sure Stanford has grade inflation but either way it is still quite impressive to have such a high GPA and excel athletically as well.

runnerdnerd wrote:

OP: surely you are aware of how extremely generous Stanford professors historically have been with their grading? Where I work HR has correction factors for each school's GPA. 3.96 at Stanford would be worth about a 3.3 at Cal or UCLA in an engineering/science field.

Still a solid GPA, but not something to get all worked up about. We aren't talking about a top NCAA runner who is also starting their PHD program 3 years into college or something unheard of like that.

^LOL.

3.96 means she's probably never had anything below an A-. How in the world does that equate to a 3.3?

Startups don't have HR. Nor during interviews care what your resume claims. Nor do startups give a damn if you went to high school or college let alone graduated. We want to see a demo of your work. Bring an iPad/etc and be able to show us something.

I'll bring my iPad and show you my resume on it. Two birds, one stone.

I have no doubt that it includes some hard math and science courses, but wtf kind of major is "math & computational science". The name alone sounds very interdisciplinary/bullshtty. But hey it's Stanford and she'll probably get a high paid job on the school's name alone.

Also, grade inflation is rampant there.

Ho Hum wrote:

I'll bring my iPad and show you my resume on it. Two birds, one stone.

We normally hire only people we know and have worked with already. Occasionally we might get resumes. But unless you have a demo of original work to show us via skype or a link to it, we aren't interested in inviting you to converse with our team in person.

she's double majoring

Social sciences are more challenging than so-called hard majors where the answer could be as simple as 2pi.

In the former, you need to think beyond the formulas into

uncharted territory.

I read a comparative study on Standford and

Calhtex showing that grade inflation was approximately the same.

I see the Rosa brothers are dragging down the curve on the men's side.

Now *this* one is smart: 4.215 in bio.

http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2013/11/21/WXC_1121131839.aspx

do you have myspace?

IETF Member wrote:

Ho Hum wrote:

I'll bring my iPad and show you my resume on it. Two birds, one stone.

We normally hire only people we know and have worked with already. Occasionally we might get resumes. But unless you have a demo of original work to show us via skype or a link to it, we aren't interested in inviting you to converse with our team in person.

Her younger sister just broke 5:00 yesterday, so there's another Kroeger moving up the ranks.