2024 Washington DC area College commits

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:weighted or unweighted? When someone says a high GPA and their kid doesn’t take high classes it just doesn’t mean the same thing as the kids who take hard classes.

I don’t think NCs weights grades. They didn’t used to, at least. A current parent could say if that’s changed. They also only offer a small set of AP classes, but of course the rigor of even their standard classes is high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:weighted or unweighted? When someone says a high GPA and their kid doesn’t take high classes it just doesn’t mean the same thing as the kids who take hard classes.

I don’t think NCs weights grades. They didn’t used to, at least. A current parent could say if that’s changed. They also only offer a small set of AP classes, but of course the rigor of even their standard classes is high.

They do not weight grades.

[Anonymous]

Have all decisions been posted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have all decisions been posted?

Of course not. Not all students ever post, and not all decisions have been made at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parent of a very happy NCS girl here. None of PP’s claims have been my experience. My daughter is happy, has a very vibrant social life, plenty of free time AND good grades.

I’m the poster you’re referring to. I’m glad your daughter is having a good experience. Mine is too actually, but some are not. And obviously experiences will vary among kids and families. But I have heard from my daughter that it’s not so wonderful for everyone. And there is some sacrifice when a child is at school from 8 am to 6 pm five days a week and has sports on weekends. That is dependent on the sports one chooses, of course, but that’s our experience. It’s a rigorous school, period, and not right for every girl.

[Anonymous]

These things aren’t NCS specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent of a very happy NCS girl here. None of PP’s claims have been my experience. My daughter is happy, has a very vibrant social life, plenty of free time AND good grades.

I’m the poster you’re referring to. I’m glad your daughter is having a good experience. Mine is too actually, but some are not. And obviously experiences will vary among kids and families. But I have heard from my daughter that it’s not so wonderful for everyone. And there is some sacrifice when a child is at school from 8 am to 6 pm five days a week and has sports on weekends. That is dependent on the sports one chooses, of course, but that’s our experience. It’s a rigorous school, period, and not right for every girl.

Fair enough, but the issue here is the parents. If the school is not a good fit, they should have moved their daughter or lowered expectations. Not every kid peaks academically in high school. But too many parents want bragging rights on the college placement. That can lead to students who are miserable… and a ridiculous blame game about deflated gpas etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These things aren’t NCS specific.

That would be the bad things, right? The good things are NCS specific though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parent of a very happy NCS girl here. None of PP’s claims have been my experience. My daughter is happy, has a very vibrant social life, plenty of free time AND good grades.

I’m the poster you’re referring to. I’m glad your daughter is having a good experience. Mine is too actually, but some are not. And obviously experiences will vary among kids and families. But I have heard from my daughter that it’s not so wonderful for everyone. And there is some sacrifice when a child is at school from 8 am to 6 pm five days a week and has sports on weekends. That is dependent on the sports one chooses, of course, but that’s our experience. It’s a rigorous school, period, and not right for every girl.

Fair enough, but the issue here is the parents. If the school is not a good fit, they should have moved their daughter or lowered expectations. Not every kid peaks academically in high school. But too many parents want bragging rights on the college placement. That can lead to students who are miserable… and a ridiculous blame game about deflated gpas etc.

DP. The grade deflating is a real thing compared to the schools the girls are applying against in the area. This is not about getting all A's on a report card. When you take a closer look at how they do grading and also compare how they do transcripts at other schools it is obviously benefiting the other schools which is clear from the college acceptances those kids are getting admitted to in large numbers this year.

NCS makes things harder on girls in many ways. It is what it is and won't change. The fact that parents defend it is what is surprising to me. You would think they would be advocating more for their girls.

[Anonymous]

This is happening at other area schools. The lack of weighting benefits students who do not take harder classes. Maybe with the added issue of common ap where people are applying (as is their right financially) suddenly this issue is really apparent. Also I do not recall when my youngest went through this process that the public schools were allowing constant retests. I am glad SAT is coming back because at least you can prove yourself that way.

[Anonymous]

applying to many many schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have all decisions been posted?

May 1 is the deadline for all student to commit to a college. WL changes may happen after that, but everyone will have a deposit down somewhere on May 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is happening at other area schools. The lack of weighting benefits students who do not take harder classes. Maybe with the added issue of common ap where people are applying (as is their right financially) suddenly this issue is really apparent. Also I do not recall when my youngest went through this process that the public schools were allowing constant retests. I am glad SAT is coming back because at least you can prove yourself that way.

I don’t believe in public HS constant retakes are allowed. Who would have the time for that? That being said, I believe a limited number of retakes are allowed. In MCPS, it is teacher dependent. Some teachers do not allow retakes.

[Anonymous]

NCS should follow GDS and only allow up to 12 applications per student

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is happening at other area schools. The lack of weighting benefits students who do not take harder classes. Maybe with the added issue of common ap where people are applying (as is their right financially) suddenly this issue is really apparent. Also I do not recall when my youngest went through this process that the public schools were allowing constant retests. I am glad SAT is coming back because at least you can prove yourself that way.

I don’t believe in public HS constant retakes are allowed. Who would have the time for that? That being said, I believe a limited number of retakes are allowed. In MCPS, it is teacher dependent. Some teachers do not allow retakes.

Any retake is unfair