--- title: "9 Gpa Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Gpa quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Gpa sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/vinny-guadagnino-15419_college_i-graduated-from-cuny-college-of-staten_2999630.png" --- > [I graduated from CUNY College of Staten Island with a 3.9 GPA in three and a half years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinny-guadagnino/i-graduated-from-cuny-college-of-staten-island-with-a-3-9-gpa-in/) [Vinny Guadagnino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinny-guadagnino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/vinny-guadagnino-15419_college_i-graduated-from-cuny-college-of-staten_2999630.png) > [It's never been about football, but about becoming the best and fullest person I could be. And to think that I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oher/it-s-never-been-about-football-but-about-becoming-the-best-and/) [Michael Oher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/michael-oher-17972_basements_it-s-never-been-about-football-but-about_565002.jpg) > [The median GPA and LSAT percentile for students of the country's elite law schools were 3.8 and 98 respectively. At the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lino-graglia/the-median-gpa-and-lsat-percentile-for-students-of-the-country-s/) [Lino Graglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lino-graglia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/lino-graglia-256999_action_the-median-gpa-and-lsat-percentile-for-s_2879035.jpg) > [Every new thing upsets people. We all know someone that has a teenage kid who sits in the room and the television…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-saffo/every-new-thing-upsets-people-we-all-know-someone-that-has-a-teenage/) [Paul Saffo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-saffo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24d/paul-saffo-10456_complaining_every-new-thing-upsets-people-we-all-kno_1686756.png) > [After your first job, is anyone asking you what your GPA was? No, they don't care. They ask you: Are you a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/after-your-first-job-is-anyone-asking-you-what-your-gpa-was-no-they/) [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a22/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_asking_after-your-first-job-is-anyone-asking-yo_410819.png) > [I graduated from college with a 3.92 GPA with a degree in computer programming and a BFA in fine arts and animation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jwoww/i-graduated-from-college-with-a-3-92-gpa-with-a-degree-in-computer-2/) [JWoww](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jwoww/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f3/jwoww-29991_animation_i-graduated-from-college-with-a-3-92-gpa_2688532.jpg) > [Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whatever-positions-of-leadership-i/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/barack-obama-17_able_whatever-success-i-have-achieved-whateve_2274772.jpg) > [I enrolled at a local college, but this time paid attention to myself - took only courses that really interested me, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-todd-rose/i-enrolled-at-a-local-college-but-this-time-paid-attention-to-myself/) [L. Todd Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-todd-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21f/l-todd-rose-30782_attention_i-enrolled-at-a-local-college-but-this-t_1444777.jpg) > [Growing up in rural Utah had a lot of benefits, but in an environment that prized conformity, fit wasn't one of them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-todd-rose/growing-up-in-rural-utah-had-a-lot-of-benefits-but-in-an-environment/) [L. Todd Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-todd-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/l-todd-rose-30782_benefits_growing-up-in-rural-utah-had-a-lot-of-be_883350.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gpa/#itemlist", "name": "Gpa Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I graduated from CUNY College of Staten Island with a 3.9 GPA in three and a half years.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vinny Guadagnino" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinny-guadagnino/i-graduated-from-cuny-college-of-staten-island-with-a-3-9-gpa-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/vinny-guadagnino-15419_college_i-graduated-from-cuny-college-of-staten_2999630.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/vinny-guadagnino-15419_college_i-graduated-from-cuny-college-of-staten_2999630.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/vinny-guadagnino-15419_college_i-graduated-from-cuny-college-of-staten_2999630.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I graduated from CUNY College of Staten Island with a 3.9 GPA in three and a half years.” — Vinny Guadagnino", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's never been about football, but about becoming the best and fullest person I could be. 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