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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

UK changing enrollment guidelines, email says

Natalie Parks April 10, 2020

An email sent from President Capilouto to the campus community announced that UK will change enrollment requirements for prospective students as a response to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.The...

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College admissions should no longer focus on ACT/SAT score

April 9, 2019

After the college admissions scandal broke in March involving celebrities and wealthy adults paying their children’s way into elite colleges, college admissions standards were brought up by many again:...

Drexler Blue received his masters degree during UKs Dec. 14 commencement ceremony.

UK grad beats odds to earn master’s degree

Addison Lander December 20, 2018

On Dec. 14, UK held its commencement ceremony for students who had earned their diploma by the end of the fall semester. It was a grand celebration of high accomplishments.This was especially the case...

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What to do when you don’t get the grades you wanted

Kellsie Kennedy December 12, 2018

The first semester of my freshman year I got my first ever C, and I cried. A year later my semester GPA dropped to a 2.4, and I cried again. The struggles I had with my GPA were some of the first instances...

Junior Asia Seidt diving into the pool during the meet against LSU on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Lancaster Aquatic Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Seidt excels in the classroom as well as in the pool

October 30, 2018

Kentucky swimmer Asia Seidt has a near-perfect academic track record, but you might have a hard time believing that if you factor in how many times she’s almost been late to her 5 p.m. statistics class.Seidt’s...

New year, new semester, new GPA

Megan Brown January 12, 2018

It’s the season of college students' New Year’s resolutions to avoid procrastination and improve their GPA’s from last semester. Students will enter the year revived with dreams of A’s and a determination...

Breaking news: Weed is bad for your grades

Madison Rexroat September 5, 2017

I stopped smoking weed everyday and got a second job, life feels great tbh oh and I fixed my grades 🤘🏻— N O A H . Y A M S (@aw_itsnoah10) December 28, 2016In a not-so-shocking turn of...

Record number of students on Dean’s List

By News Staff February 16, 2017

The Fall 2016 Dean’s List was released this week.A record 7,408 students made the Dean’s List, which requires either a 3.5 or 3.6 Grade Point Average depending on the UK college. Students must also...

UK students, Hannah (left) and Lauren (right), studying on a sunny day at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Photo by Josh Mott | Staff.

Over 6,000 students make Spring 2016 Dean’s list

News Staff June 29, 2016

A total of 6,640 UK students made the Spring 2016 Dean's List. To make the Dean's List in one of UK's colleges, students must earn at least a 3.6 GPA and earned 12 credit hours during the semester, excluding...

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