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[quote=Anonymous]Phillips Academy Andover, arguably America's most prestigious boarding school, overhauled their grading practices to give most students a perfect GPA. In the 2022-2023 profile, Andover request college admissions officers to convert a 5.0/6.0 GPA to a 4.0 GPA. They tell college admissions officers to convert a 6.0/6.0 GPA to a 4.3 GPA. This means that over 70% of Andover seniors graduate with at least a 4.0 unweighted GPA, mirroring the practices of many public schools.

A grade of "5" now counts as "superior" and 6 is now "outstanding" 
 
Andover 2022-23 Profile: https://www.andover.edu/files/Profile20222023.pdf

The 2019 profile did not contain any of this guidance. Furthermore, there were far less students graduating with a 5.8+ GPA. The old conversion would have most Andover students graduating with a 3.4-3.5 GPA, a death-knell for unhooked kids applying to T20 schools.

Andover 2019 profile: https://www.andover.edu/files/CCOProfileBrochure2018-2019.pdf

It seems like Andover is acknowledging the new reality of college admissions in which URM/legacy has far, far less weight than before due to the SCOTUS decision and societal pressures against privilege. They're changing the grading practices so their students aren't penalized trying to get into the most elite colleges.

Perhaps DC schools should do the same. 
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