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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A 3.0 at NCS is a 4.0 at any other local private.

And yes college admissions counselors are aware.  [/quote]

LOL keep telling yourself that. Sorry about your daughter’s 3.0. [/quote]

The previous post is snarky and unkind.

However, I agree the original post is an exaggeration.

It’s true for some NCS courses, a 3.3 might be a 4.0 elsewhere, but perhaps at GDS or Visi. Not at Sidwell and STA, which have the same levels of grade deflation.

Not all colleges are aware sadly or care. NCS really shoots itself and its students in the foot. The average college application gets 23-45 seconds of attention.

If the GPA is significantly below the college’s median, the application is going to go into the reject pile unless the candidate is an URM, donor child, athlete, or has some other desired talent. Given the grade inflation at public high schools the median is now a 3.8/3.9 unweighted for top colleges.[/quote]

NCS English is much harder than STA--I've had seniors at both within the past 3 years. I don't know about Sidwell. [/quote]

I have two Sidwell US children. English is an absolute BEAST at Sidwell (especially junior year)! The English classes are often taught like upper level college seminars, and the grading is too subjective. This isn’t sour grapes. Both of my children have earned a mix of A/A- grades only, over the course of high school. However, they have worked like pack mules in their English classes, and they have the sleep deprivation and stress levels to prove it. [/quote]

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