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Work & Pay

How Many Hours Is Part Time?

There is no legal definition of part-time work in the US. Three thresholds exist, they do different jobs, and only one decides your health insurance.

Sep 238 min read

School

The GPA Scale: What the Numbers Mean, and Why Schools Disagree

The 4.0 scale is not one scale. Here is what each grade point is worth, where the percentage cut-offs fall, and why your GPA may not match a friend's.

Sep 138 min read

School

Weighted or Unweighted GPA? Why You Have Two Numbers

The same report card can read 3.26 or 3.56. Here is what each number means, which one colleges actually use, and how to tell which your school reports.

Sep 127 min read