[blueerica]

Sorry I missed your IM last night, the computer was on and to the side. Saw it when I flipped open the laptop.

Anyhow...

My ideas:

a. Outlier. The mean GPA at PSU isn't likely to be super high. It isn't at most colleges. You'd rather have the outlier on the high end. By assuming you'd want the mean, or average, you'd also be assuming that the GPA of PSU, or any college depending on the teacher's perspective on GPA means, is high. So yeah, I'd go with outlier.

b. Haha, could depend on this one. Wanna Doogie Howser it and graduate early? Then outlier. I'd personally prefer mean, but it would depend on your version of the mean - is it older than I imagine it is? If I could go back in time, sure, I'd take mean, but I'm also glad I was an outlier at CSULB. I'd stick with mean.

c. I'd hope monthly rent for ANY apartment would be an outlier on the low end, just as you said. Hehe, who cares if it's my first! You could reason that you'd want it to be the mean, so that you'd understand the value of blah blah blah - who cares, we wants cheap rent!

OK, time to get ready for work!