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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Under the policy MCPS has been using, for any given semester, if you got an A one quarter and a B the other quarter, MCPS gave you an A for your semester grade. That meant that if you got an A (at least 89.5%) in the first quarter of any semester, you knew you had an A for your semester grade even if you got an 79.5% for the second quarter. That allowed A/B students some grace in the second half of semesters. It’s the 4th quarter. Need more time to study for AP exams? Have a huge year-end project due? No problem, you can put in minimal effort on a few small assignments or turn them in late and let your grade slip to B without your GPA taking any hit, as long as you had an A for the 3rd quarter.

Under the new policy, your percentage for each quarter in a semester will be averaged to determine your semester grade. Let’s say you get a 92% in the third quarter and an 86% for the 4th quarter. Your semester grade would be 89% — a B. Under the old grading system it would have been an A. You’ll end up with a lower GPA under the new policy.

The old policy is more popular with students because it gave them a little wiggle room for the second and fourth quarters, which often have more projects and more content covered on tests. [/quote]
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I don’t mind the new grading system at all. I do have a rising senior and do appreciate this is not the best time for her to have this new grading system. She has benefitted from the old system as described above. Now, when she is doing the final push (colleges want to see first semester or even first quarter grades if doing ED), it’s become harder. This first quarter, along with a challenging schedule, a fall sport and putting final touches on college applications, she’ll really need to get As this quarter. No more ability to do slightly better second quarter when she doesn’t have her sport and still get the semester A.[/quote]

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