despalicious t1_j4u8duo wrote on January 18, 2023 at 7:52 AM

Reply to comment by Deadwifi9000Ping in [OC] Animated Bar Graph of Average GPA for Admitted Students in UC Colleges(1994-2021) by Deadwifi9000Ping

Fun! Any insight into the influence of changes in maximum GPA over that time?

Deadwifi9000Ping OP t1_j4u9kyy wrote on January 18, 2023 at 8:08 AM

There is probably influence of "Grade Inflation" on the overall increasing admittance GPA for these schools.

Here's an article by Inside Higher Ed about grade inflation(incl. overall GPA) both in Colleges and High School:

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2017/07/17/study-finds-notable-increase-grades-high-schools-nationally

despalicious t1_j4uafad wrote on January 18, 2023 at 8:19 AM

I would have hoped for that author to mention the phenomenon of schools switching from a 4 max grade point to 5. In 1994, at many schools straight A’s full of AP classes would get you a 4.0.

Deadwifi9000Ping OP t1_j4ugyib wrote on January 18, 2023 at 9:51 AM

You are right. I'm not 100% confident on this whether they adjust unweighted GPA to weighted for those years. I know there are some 4.0+ GPA(so weighted) schools for 1994, but whether or not the other datapoints are adjusted is definitely something to look at.