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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread explains so much.  Yes, MCPS seems really out of wack. We are in MA and 90-93 is an A-, 94-98 is an A and above a 98 is an A+ (and similar for the B and C ranges).  No test retakes but there can be some points back if the class average is low at times with text corrections or a new test (but this is not always). Unsure of deductions for late assignments since my kids always have hand in work in on time.  Our school uses a 12 pt scale but there is a bump for honors and AP. However, I’ve been translating my kiddos grades into the 4.0 gpa weight / unweighted using the system Google tells me colleges do.  Now it make much more sense that so many here are reporting a 4.0 u/w.  I am sure there are occasional brilliant students but to get that at our school it would be at least a 94 in each class each semester.

I would hope that colleges can use AI to combing school grading systems and equalize what is being reported. Otherwise, it really is a lottery. [/quote]

I hope so too (I'm the CT poster from above.) I am grateful that our college counselor seems to have a strong relationship with a lot of admissions officers -- our school does have a lot of students get into Ivies every year, even unhooked kids whose unweighted GPAs are below 4.0.

A question, out of curiosity: at our HS, for a full-year class, each quarter counts 20% and the midterm and final are 10% each. Is that what schools are doing elsewhere?[/quote]

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