RJM posted:In 2017 the average unweighted high school gpa was 3.38. So an average student gets a 3.38.** Yet half of college freshmen have to take remedial level courses. A 3.0 is now a below average student. The problem is in our feel good, hurt no feelings environment kids are raised in now teachers give out A’s and B’s like candy at Halloween.
Therefore, if a kid can’t get a 3.0 in high school can his college coach expect him to survive eligibility in college given the rigorous time demands?
** Source: US Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics
While I agree that a 3.0 today isn't what it was 30 years ago (or even 20 years ago), I suspect it is not a bad GPA for a D1 P5 baseball player. When Perfect Game says "good student" I think they mean safely above the NCAA's minimum 2.3 GPA to be academically eligible to play D1 sports. When they say very good or outstanding student, I think they are signaling that the kid may be able to get admission based on merit to, and maybe academic money from, a more selective or HA school.
But, I'm just guessing.