Residential Life posted the fall 2006 average GPAs for students living on campus and found residents in Irish Hall had the highest average GPA with 3.65, according to an e-mail from Director of Residential Life Michael Coakley.
In second place was Hayden Hall with 3.56, and in last place was Sahuaro Hall with an average GPA of 2.54, he said.
Russian and political science sophomore Sara Schwalm, who lives in Best Hall (it had a hall GPA of 3.48) said it makes sense for halls in Center Complex to rank higher because they are filled mostly with honors students.
"They're in [Barrett, the] Honors College so grades matter a lot to them, and they probably tried hard in high school," Schwalm said. "It's like it's engraved in us, like we just can't get bad grades."
Psychology sophomore Phil Hawkins said there could be other reasons behind the high averages of some residence halls.
"A lot of students have to keep a high GPA and high grades to keep scholarships or stay on financial aid," he said.
Another Best Hall resident, nursing sophomore Hannah Lusk, said Residential Life should have never broken up the residence halls by GPA.
"It's not a good idea," Lusk said. "I don't think where you live coincides with your GPA."
Business and communication sophomore Travis Krause said the breakdown shows the weakness Residential Life has created by segregating honors students and other students.
"I don't think it is good to have honor dorms because it hurts students," Krause said. "If the students were all mixed together, then honor students could help other students."
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