Historically, the college admissions process used objective criteria, such as one’s grade-point average, class rank or SAT score, to determine if students met the eligibility standards for entrance.

Source: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/07/30/colleges-should-solely-consider-merit-in-selecting-students-opinion/

“It’s like a weird maze,” recalls Mr. Camara, who was 19 at the time and had finished high school with a 4.0 grade-point average.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2023/0403/The-reckoning-is-here-Where-have-community-college-students-gone?icid=rss

The Mavericks made a clean sweep of the RMAC lacrosse Summit Awards, which go to the player in the conference championships with the highest grade-point average.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/mavs-beat-westminster-for-rmac-tournament-title/article_561bdfce-eb73-11ed-ae0c-6f0116a49765.html