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Topic: RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Topic: RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

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Campus Flow
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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 9/15/2023 10:28:22 AM

Alan Swank wrote:

Campus Flow wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

From what I've seen, numerous colleges are experiencing record-sized freshman classes.

Bowling Green had a good class of about 3,500. Record freshman GPA of 3.67.

https://www.bgsu.edu/news/2023/08/bgsu-welcomes-one-of-it...

My guess some of this is about making the ACT/SAT optional and places like BG are pulling in from small high schools without rigorous curriculums running up the GPAs.

Looking around Wright State and UC are up in enrollment. Can't find anything yet on Akron or Kent.

Toledo is up but only has 11,454 undergraduates.

https://news.utoledo.edu/index.php/09_12_2023/utoledo-ann... .

It's called grade inflation and weighted grades.

That is not done everywhere in the state like Athens High school.

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 9/15/2023 11:28:45 AM

Campus Flow wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

From what I've seen, numerous colleges are experiencing record-sized freshman classes.

Akron's overall enrollment has grown for the first time in 9 years -- by 5 students.

Its undergraduate enrollment continues to decline. Down 600ish vs. last year.

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 9/15/2023 7:34:21 PM

Campus Flow wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Campus Flow wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

From what I've seen, numerous colleges are experiencing record-sized freshman classes.

It's called grade inflation and weighted grades.

That is not done everywhere in the state like Athens High school.

True - I know of no other school that has a 6.0 scale - but many have a 5.0 scale.

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 9/16/2023 1:05:43 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

Campus Flow wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Campus Flow wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

From what I've seen, numerous colleges are experiencing record-sized freshman classes.

It's called grade inflation and weighted grades.

That is not done everywhere in the state like Athens High school.

True - I know of no other school that has a 6.0 scale - but many have a 5.0 scale.

It's a 6.3 scale, even their "unweighted" scale is 4.4

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 9/16/2023 5:41:36 PM

BillyTheCat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Campus Flow wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Campus Flow wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

From what I've seen, numerous colleges are experiencing record-sized freshman classes.

It's called grade inflation and weighted grades.

That is not done everywhere in the state like Athens High school.

True - I know of no other school that has a 6.0 scale - but many have a 5.0 scale.

It's a 6.3 scale, even their "unweighted" scale is 4.4

Right you are. 6.33 for an A+ in AP or CC+, 5.33 for an A+ in Honors, and 4.33 for an A+ in College Prep/regular. I was going to post that but didn't think anyone would believe those numbers.

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 9/18/2023 2:38:01 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

BillyTheCat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Campus Flow wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

Campus Flow wrote:

Jeff McKinney wrote:

From what I've seen, numerous colleges are experiencing record-sized freshman classes.

It's called grade inflation and weighted grades.

That is not done everywhere in the state like Athens High school.

True - I know of no other school that has a 6.0 scale - but many have a 5.0 scale.

It's a 6.3 scale, even their "unweighted" scale is 4.4

Right you are. 6.33 for an A+ in AP or CC+, 5.33 for an A+ in Honors, and 4.33 for an A+ in College Prep/regular. I was going to post that but didn't think anyone would believe those numbers.

A grade of a C+ in an AP or CCP class would be a 4.33. And NHS requirement was a 3.85. 100 kids a year inducted into NHS.

SBH
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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 9/19/2023 11:28:01 AM

The news is Athens enrollment is up 4.6%, which would seem to put our undergraduate enrollment above 15K.

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 9/19/2023 5:43:13 PM

SBH wrote:

The news is Athens enrollment is up 4.6%, which would seem to put our undergraduate enrollment above 15K.

15,545 if my numbers are right and we're talking about Athens campus undergraduate enrollment.

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 10/6/2023 10:07:04 AM

Based on another thread, any increases in applications and enrollment are due to Coach Boals.

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 10/6/2023 12:13:14 PM

giacomo wrote:

Based on another thread, any increases in applications and enrollment are due to Coach Boals.

No offense to either gentleman but I'd bet half of the freshman class couldn't name the head football or basketball coach if asked.

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 10/6/2023 12:57:24 PM

Or the vice president of the U.S., or chief justice of the Supreme Court, or...

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 10/6/2023 1:02:24 PM

or the five states that border Ohio or why flags were at half staff this week.

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 10/6/2023 2:27:40 PM

Or, who we got our independence from and why we celebrate the 4th of July.

[My favorite answer to that question a few years ago when a reporter went out among a group of college-aged people and asked it just before the 4th was: "Germany"! My second favorite answer was: "France." Well, at least they kind of, sort of, had the right continent.]

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 10/6/2023 3:54:04 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

or the five states that border Ohio or why flags were at half staff this week.

Without googling it, all I can come up with are:

State of Confusion

State of Disbelief

State of Denial

OhioCatFan
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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

Posted: 10/6/2023 5:20:51 PM

rpbobcat wrote:

Alan Swank wrote:

or the five states that border Ohio or why flags were at half staff this week.

Without googling it, all I can come up with are:

State of Confusion = Michigan

State of Disbelief = Pennsylvania

State of Denial = Kentucky

There I fixed it for you! ;-)

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RE: 2023 Freshman Class 4,704 Confirmations

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