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What students in Dartmouth's Baker Library might not know is their smart phones have the capabilities to predict their GPA.

Predicting GPA and student success? Dartmouth researchers say there’s an app for that.

June 8, 2015Education

What if your smart phone could predict your performance at school or work? Researchers at Dartmouth are perfecting an app that can tell students their GPAs, based on how and where they spend their time.

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