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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing to note is that massive grade inflation hurts a lot of kids as well in some universities because the applicants are essentially indistinguishable. So for some schools, yes, the lack of grade inflation hurts. But for other schools, grade inflation hurts. It’s a mixed bag. [/quote]

I agree that grade inflation hurts the top kids.  I've seen this happen at Jackson Reed (Wilson).  There are so many kids with top grades that it's really hard to get to distinguish oneself and almost all the kids going top 20 schools have another hook (whereas 5 years ago when grade inflation was not as extreme, top grades were enough).  But the Wilson kids don't seem to have any difficulty getting into schools in the 20-100 range.  They have a 4.3 or 4.4+---they find plenty of schools that are very happy to admit them.  Very different from trying to find a spot that will take a 3.2 from NCS. [/quote]

NCS grads with a 3.2 are often still going to top schools. Look at last years list of colleges they are now at attending. Top liberal arts and top universities. They have the most graduates going to ivies in the DMV percentage wise of their class. STA is close behind them and also did well. [/quote]

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