How to Use grade point in a Sentence

grade point

noun
  • At Northern Cass, that means that grade point averages no longer exist.
    — Yoree Koh, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2021
  • An heir, for example, may have to attend a certain school or get a certain grade point average.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Its plan is to take an even harder look at grade point averages in core, college-preparatory classes.
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The two new designations would not factor into students' grade point averages.
    — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The gap between them and their white classmates narrowed and their grade point averages increased, particularly among the weakest students.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2010
  • The scholarships will be given based on the community service, grade point average and financial need of the applicant.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • As for what the future holds, both sisters completed law school last year, graduating with similar grade point averages, according to the statement.
    — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Sumner High School -- which has faced declining enrollment, attendance and grade point averages -- was among them.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Students’ fitness results shouldn’t impact their grade point average, Pugh told Oklahoma Voice.
    — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Can anyone who didn’t take Alabama history in the fourth grade point to Conecuh County with confidence and say that’s where the greatest sausage on Earth comes from?
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 16 Jan. 2020
  • There are separate $3,000 academic bonuses for meeting team APR and grade point milestones.
    — oregonlive, 15 June 2020
  • An early study found that students on the course had higher attendance, grade point averages and credits, but, as with many other promising interventions, there was a risk the gains could be largely temporary.
    — Nick Morrison, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
  • The organization reported that more than 80% of students wanted the option to submit scores to colleges, allowing them to be seen by schools regardless of their grade point averages.
    — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
  • While caddying, Bexley also maintained a perfect grade point average and took part in high school extracurricular activities and volunteer work.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Jamie received the Trustees’ Award for achieving the highest cumulative grade point average over the past four years at LJCDS.
    — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • The paper matched students on 11 variables, which included their major, grade point average, their intention to become a scientist, and first-generation status.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 June 2026
  • The biggest beneficiaries of living on a campus were incoming freshmen with high-school grade point averages or ACT scores that put them in the bottom third of their class, according to the paper.
    — Lisa Ward, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Instead, when the résumés contained no information about the applicants’ race, the participants chose the student from their own party roughly 80 percent of the time, even when that student had the lower grade point average.
    — Amy Chua, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020
  • Studies report that students involved in sustained arts participation show increases in test scores, grade point averages and graduation rates, as well as gains in self-confidence, empathy and compassion.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Teachers may offer the curriculum, but the class will not be weighted the same on students’ grade point averages as other AP courses offered in the state, the Arkansas Times reported.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But after the Pittsburgh Steelers' 31-25 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, much of the attention turned to Hunter's college grade point average.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • This all has trickle-down effects, as captured by a recent report out of the University of California, San Diego showing many incoming students with high grade point averages need remedial math classes.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • As a condition for the restoration of federal funding, Columbia and Brown have agreed to share detailed student applicant information with federal agencies, including data on race, standardized test results, and grade point averages.
    — Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • These policies have included the admission of kids based on inflated grade point averages and rankings in high school classes, as well as the elimination in 2020 of the SAT in UC admissions.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
  • This year, more employers are also focusing on job applicants’ skills rather than academic degrees or grade point averages, NACE’s Job Outlook 2026 survey found.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
  • With that work came the highest cumulative grade point average in Country Day’s class of 2026, earning Jamie the Trustees’ Award, which recognizes the student with the highest cumulative GPA over the past four years.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • The article and the DOJ complaint have relied on the same observation, which is that Black and Hispanic UCLA applicants’ median undergraduate grade point averages and scores on the Medical College Admissions Test, or MCAT, are lower than those of white and Asian applicants.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026

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