// read and save the records
    while (true)
    {
      // ask for records
      System.out.print("How many records? ");
      nStudents = new Double(cin.readLine()).intValue();
      Student aStudent = new Student();
      for (int i = 0; i < nStudents; i++)
      {
        System.out.print("Name: ");
        aStudent.name = cin.readLine();
        System.out.print("ID: ");
        aStudent.id = new Double(cin.readLine()).intValue();
        System.out.print("GPA: ");
        aStudent.gpa = new Double(cin.readLine()).floatValue();

        // add record to list, if it's not full
        if (nStudents < student.length)
          student[nStudents++] = aStudent;
      }
      break;
    } // while