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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That’s just not true. A 4.0w is not the same student as one with a 4.5w. Why would you think colleges don’t know this and can’t see it clearly in the school report that is sent in by the counselor as well as by reviewing the kids transcript. Of course they are distinguishable.[/quote]

Colleges receive a profile report from each high school with the transcript. It clearly outlines everything the college needs to know in order to make a decision: how high do the GPAs go, how many APs does the school offer, what percentage of the senior class is taking APs. It’s all there. It takes the college reader about ten seconds to figure out rank even if tge high school “doesn’t rank”[/quote]

[b]Not true. There is functionally little difference between kids with a 4.5 and a 4.2. And you see that in admissions at these schools with large populations of kids with over 4.0. Admissions appears to be a lottery. [/quote][/b]

Right . . . then why such detail in SCHEV as to GPAs of the incoming class, say, at UVA last year?  Look at the numbers on this page!  UVA incoming class last year had a 75th percentile GPA of 4.53, meaning 25% above had higher; median was a 4.40 and bottom 25th percentile was a 4.24. There is a HUGE difference between a 4.5 and a 4.2.  https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp[/quote]

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