GDS Grades

[Anonymous]

Hi all. Our DC just finished 9th at GDS, which was DC’s first year at GDS, and we’re trying to get a sense of how DC is doing based on a full year of grades. Does GDS tend to deflate or inflate grades? The Sidwell thread suggests that Sidwell tends to deflate, and I don’t know if that’s common among its peer schools. Any sense of what the low/median/high ranges are for grades/GPA for GDS? We don’t know a lot of people at the school so don’t have much info. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

What grades did your kid get?

[Anonymous]

You may want to ask GDS for a copy of its report to colleges about the class of 2021. (I don’t have this report for GDS.) On the report you’ll find some information on how many students get 3.75 and up, 3.25 to 3.74 GPA, etc. Of course by junior year some of the less successful students may have already left GDS.

I found this information for my current private school somehow and it’s quite helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You may want to ask GDS for a copy of its report to colleges about the class of 2021. (I don’t have this report for GDS.) On the report you’ll find some information on how many students get 3.75 and up, 3.25 to 3.74 GPA, etc. Of course by junior year some of the less successful students may have already left GDS.

I found this information for my current private school somehow and it’s quite helpful.

Exactly. Just get the spreadsheet with the grades.

[Anonymous]

I thought GDS did not supply colleges with this information?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You may want to ask GDS for a copy of its report to colleges about the class of 2021. (I don’t have this report for GDS.) On the report you’ll find some information on how many students get 3.75 and up, 3.25 to 3.74 GPA, etc. Of course by junior year some of the less successful students may have already left GDS.

I found this information for my current private school somehow and it’s quite helpful.

They don’t provide this information.

[Anonymous]

Dont want to reveal trade inflation

[Anonymous]

Gds does not compute GPA.

[Anonymous]

So does anyone have the GDS college report? I know my school doesn’t rank students but did give GPA ranges, which is all the OP wanted.

[Anonymous]

I feel like OP is an MCPS refugee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So does anyone have the GDS college report? I know my school doesn’t rank students but did give GPA ranges, which is all the OP wanted.

It doesn’t provide that information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like OP is an MCPS refugee.

Your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi all. Our DC just finished 9th at GDS, which was DC’s first year at GDS, and we’re trying to get a sense of how DC is doing based on a full year of grades. Does GDS tend to deflate or inflate grades? The Sidwell thread suggests that Sidwell tends to deflate, and I don’t know if that’s common among its peer schools. Any sense of what the low/median/high ranges are for grades/GPA for GDS? We don’t know a lot of people at the school so don’t have much info. Thanks.

Perspective. Privates do not deflate. Publics inflate.

If you are coming in from a public school, it may seem that privates schools deflate. From the perspective of those who have been at private school for many years, public schools inflate.

Yes, the grading is more rigorous at the top private schools.

An B+/A- GPA will probably be about the top 1/3 of the class.

[Anonymous]

Parents are concerned because done colleges have gpa cut off numbers. If, according to your point, public schools inflate grades, the result will be the same: our kids will be disadvantaged. The disappointing college outcomes by many this year underscore this very-real concern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents are concerned because done colleges have gpa cut off numbers. If, according to your point, public schools inflate grades, the result will be the same: our kids will be disadvantaged. The disappointing college outcomes by many this year underscore this very-real concern.

Wait, you are worrying about a GDS student being disadvantaged?