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[quote=Anonymous]My son has LDs, low processing speed and has extra time guaranteed on his IEP. He gets As.
My daughter works fast and gives the impression she "does nothing" for her As.

Yet each of them deserve the grades they get.

Also, I am a huge proponent of national standardized test scores, because high school systems in the US have different grading practices and it's difficult for colleges to compare them.

Don't give me the equity crap. It's in colleges' best interest, financial and branding-wise, to have the murkiest possible admissions system, so they can cherry pick students and pretend they're equitable, but really pick the ones who can pay full price and showcase the few who have been given aid. Parents should push for a completely transparent system with very clear criteria. It doesn't matter what the criteria are, as long as colleges apply them with the utmost transparency so everyone knows what to expect. This is what other nations do, and it makes admissions much less stressful.

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