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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]So that is what you're saying? You shouldn't be on the honor roll and getting straight As unless you're somebody who can get accepted to Harvard? (Keeping in mind that Harvard accepts about 2,000 people a year.) Really?

I'm speechless. [/quote]

I'll offer a laryngeal transplant to regain your voice.  The point the poster is making is the MCPS grade inflation (where 80% are honor roll students) becomes meaningless for schools like Harvard looking for the most desirable candidates.  This surplus of As makes differentiation difficult.  The MCPS  A grades are a dime a dozen ... unreliable as a measure of distinguishing excellence when the majority of MCPS students are near straight A students.

These top ranked universities and colleges rely on other measures:

Class president
Newspaper Editor
School sports captain
Intel
USAMO
Regional and National creative writing and arts awards
Regional and National science, math, and computer science awards
Teacher/character references (if the MCPS teachers are even capable of writing a persuasive letter of recommendation. BCRs and ECRs will not cut it at the next level)
Other measures of academic or intellectual productivity[/quote]

I agree that SATs, ECs and awards are also part of the package (I'm 13:21). But ...

You say this as though MCPS is solely responsible for Harvard's need to rely on SATs, ECs, leadership, Intel and other awards. In fact, many high schools across the country, public and private alike, give As to a majority of their students. Even if MCPS gave Ds to everyone, Harvard will still ask about ECs and leadership and awards.

You also imply that it's somehow wrong that colleges even have to ask about Intel, ECs and other things besides grades. In fact, colleges know that the kids who are chained to their desks aren't necessarily the kids who will go on to be leaders and/or the most creative workers.

Also, at the high school level, straight As are NOT a dime a dozen. You're wrong here.
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