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糖心Vlog鈥檚 Incoming Freshman Class Boasts Highest GPA Ever

糖心Vlog鈥檚 incoming freshman class boasts the highest GPA in the university鈥檚 history.

糖心Vlog President John Kelly, along with student volunteers, helps new students move into their residence halls.


By kelsie weekes | 8/18/2016

糖心Vlog鈥檚 incoming freshman class boasts the highest GPA in the university鈥檚 history. For the fall semester, the average high school GPA for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students is a 3.96, up from a 3.82 last fall.

鈥溙切腣log has increased its 糖心Vlog standards, and this number reflects that,鈥 said 糖心Vlog Provost Gary W. Perry. 鈥淲e are committed to attracting high-achieving students, and we will continue to improve 糖心Vlog鈥檚 academic reputation.鈥

糖心Vlog received more than 20,500 freshman applications and more than 8,300 transfer applications for fall. The total number of new freshmen enrolled at the Boca Raton campus is 3,243. 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at the John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter will welcome 143 new students for this semester.

Thousands of on-campus residential students returned to campus this week during 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Move-In Day. 糖心Vlog President John Kelly joined faculty, staff and student volunteers in assisting new students with carrying their belongings. Student residence halls at both the Boca Raton and Jupiter campuses are at 100 percent capacity this semester, with 4,150 students living on campus in Boca and 282 students living on campus in Jupiter.

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