Tmo, I went to one of the world's worst high schools and was only a B student because no one pushed me and it never ocurred to me to work harder. I then went to a local technical college and got an associates degree and a 3.7. This got me into the university of MI where my mind was opened wide and I drank in all the oh so interesting knowledge there and graduated with a 3. something, I really can't remember. Went on to get my Master's degree and did fine with that. So, high school didn't add up to that much for me.......

My husband is a professor on the admissions committee for his dept where the students get PhD's. He puts most of his admissions emphasis on the interview. He can tell if the candidate is bright and how passionate/interested they are about this work. This is what I think counts too.

A study was done a few/several years ago and the 4.0's are not the folks who are most successful. Social skills and the ability to work with others, etc. seems to carry weight too.