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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a lot of inflated grades going on there.   :shock: [/quote]

What on earth? There may be, but you couldn’t tell from that data. These are not unique data points— it’s the same 20-30 kids with those high grades. The concept of inflated grades is also irrelevant. It’s the top 10% of the class that gets most of the good admissions, regardless of GPA. [/quote]

I think the point PP is trying to make is that a high GPA paired with a low test score means the grade is inflated.[/quote]

My kid had high grades (4.53 wGPA) and test scores (ACT 35), but didn't do him much good with T20 school admissions.[/quote]

That test score matches that GPA so nobody has an issue with that. It's when kids are getting nearly all As in their classes but getting a 1020 on their SATs that something doesn't add up. [/quote]

I don't know.  There's plenty of evidence that SAT/ACT scores have a lot to do with a student's socio-economic status/background, rather than just intellectual ability and knowledge.  Why do you think colleges have gone test optional?  What would be more enlightening would be the correlation between an AP class grade and the AP test result, since that test is designed to measure what the student learned/mastered in that specific class. [/quote]

The SATs test what is taught. If a kid gets all As in school but is scoring in the 50th percentile on the SATs, something is off there. Schools aren't doing students any favors by inflating their grades. These kids go off to college and have to take remedial courses and many drop out and own big bucks in student loans. If students earn As in classes which shows mastery of subject material and then get an SAT score in the 50th percentile, there is something very off there no matter what the SES background of the student. [/quote]

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