If everyone indeed has a 3.9 or better, there's a problem.
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Anonymous
Aw, having a bad day, I see. Sorry. |
Anonymous
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Grades in general, and grade inflation specifically, vary widely by high school. There is on one size fits all. No standardization, as much as some people like to pretend that there is.
My older kids attended a high school that purposely tended toward deflationary grades, or at least not inflationary (private, not on the east coast). My high test score kid was in the middle of the class for grades, with ok but less than thrilling results last year in the new test optional admissions world. My younger kid attends a different high school, easier to have all As, but a lot of students do dual enrollment, resulting in super high weighted GPAs. He has a 4.0 but even with a reasonable four year plan of APs and dual enrollment for math (maybe 8 or so weighted courses total?), and even if he maintains all As, he'll barely crack top 25% for weighted GPA per the School Profile. What I'm not sure about is how much that matters for highly selective college admissions - rough rank per weighted GPA - if he maintains a high unweighted GPA and has sufficient rigor. |
Anonymous
Why do you think grades should be a bell curve? What is the problem, exactly? |
Anonymous
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OP it is simple. Where the grades go, put an asterix like this:
GPA: 3.92** Then, in the comments section, write this: ** 3.92 but much smarter and capable than the other 3.92 applicants from my high school because of grade inflation. The adcoms will totally get it and appreciate your candor. It makes it easier for them to pick the best students! |
Anonymous
| My kid had an UW 2.3 if that makes anyone feel better. |
Anonymous
| Mentioning a 3.5 gpa or lower brings trolls out from under the bridge |
Anonymous
| If everyone has 3.9+, test scores would help your smart kids then, why are people supportive of test optional? |
Anonymous
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/churchillhs/uploadedfiles/careercenter/class20of20202020final20profile.pdf 29% of the graduating class had a 4.51 or higher. |
Anonymous
| I’ve wondered this too OP. How do colleges distinguish between thousands of FCPS graduates all with over 4.1 GPA?? |
Anonymous
Yet the SAT average is only 1317 -- Something's not adding up |
Anonymous
That isn't inflation. That is HYPERINFLATION. Holy smokes. |
Anonymous
Now you see the problem with parents thinking their "high stats" kid is a shoe in for an Ivy League school. There is a reason the "tippy top" are at 3-5% admission rates and anything in the top 30-50 of national universities and SLACs is at 15% or less admission rates. We have a hundred thousand US kids and another hundred thousand international kids are are "qualified" for schools that have a total of 50,000 slots. |
Anonymous
Which of those kids did not do the required work to get that grade? |
Anonymous
Well a 79.5 in the first quarter and a 89.5 in the second Quarter equals an A for a semester. You basically have to be an idiot to not get As in Montgomery County. |
Anonymous
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OP, submit the test scores also, problem solved
Like 3.9GPA + 1570 SAT |