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[quote=Anonymous]Grade inflation plus AI makes GPA at many schools meaningless. Now add accommodations that so many students get so even more students get higher GPA's.

It doesn't makes sense that at two high schools within a few miles there is often vastly different policies.  One of my kids graduated last year from a school a few miles from my house. The school houses a special program that my child enjoyed being in so it was worth it for that child, even though it was really competitive and child had 3-4 B's. No AI allowed. School had no re-takes / test corrections in AP / honors classes. Only on level classes some teachers will allow test corrections / re-takes so students can pass the class. Essays  written by hand in class. Tests are taken in class on paper with multiple versions. If you don't show up for a test, the test version you get the following week is known to be harder.

At a parent meeting one AP teacher who was notoriously hard said - "parents, I realized your kids are used to getting over 100% on tests due to extra credit and have never received a B in their lives. Don't email me when your child gets a C or D on their first test or complain to me when your child doesn't get an A and studied five hours a night. I have explained they need to actually read the textbook and not only memorize all the information, they need to use that information in novel ways... they need to present evidence of their understanding and demonstrate how that information works together to solve the problem being asked. That is what get's you an A or B in my class."

My kid worked hours and went from a D to a C to a B. That B really meant something because it was earned.  Now at a college ranked in top 30-50 and on the first test in that subject was one of the few to get an A.

My other child is now a senior at our local public school and enjoys the social aspect of high school. This kid has never read a book in high school, uses AI to write papers and do homework, takes advantage that every honors /AP class you can do repeated test retakes  and/or test corrections until you get an A so doesn't bother studying because prefers to see what is on the test first. Additionally, late work isn't counted down so waits until friends have their work graded and passed back so groups of friends can trade homework and copy. There is a ton of extra credit.

GPA- 4.0 unweighted, super high weighted GPA and only applying to test optional schools because why waste time studying for the SAT when you can do something more enjoyable?[/quote]

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