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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great question. They are all weighted that I’m aware of but unsure.

The bigger concern was that schools like South Lakes requires more from its students than a school like Langley. So it’s easier to make NHS at Langley than South Lakes. Some high schools have minimum gpa required as 3.7 and others have a minimum at 3.5. That’s a big difference between having on average A- vs. B+ average. [/quote]

South Lakes is an easier school overall so they should make the requirements harder.[/quote]

Would think opposite - if think Langley is better school then there should be more kids getting 3.7 weighted so could do the higher gpa[/quote]

It’s easier to get As at SLHS - so they make it a little tougher to get into NHS.

It’s harder to get As at Langley, therefore they drop the requirements a little.

How do you not get this?[/quote]

NP - what evidence do you have that it’s harder to get As at Langley? I call BS and I’m not a SLHS parent.[/quote]

SLHS is an IB school. Not that many kids do the full IB diploma. They do not have AP classes.[/quote]

So the SLHS students would not be getting the 1.0 GPA bump so would be harder to get 3.5 or 3.7 at SLHS and easier to get at Langley if taking AP. Makes sense. Thanks.[/quote]

IB Classes, at leas the HL versions, get a 1 point bump in GPA. I think the SL classes get a .5 bump. Essentially, HL = AP, SL = Honors. The GPA bumps are there. Diploma candidates have to take a certain number of HL classes, I don’t know what that number of classes is.

I am surprised that the GPA for NHS is below a 3.7. A 3.5 should be pretty easy to get at most schools. [/quote]

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