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[quote=Anonymous]The low grading system at NCS and similar schools is hurting recruited athletes as well.  For recruited athletes, the college coach is the gatekeeper, before you even get to the admissions office for a preread.  As we learned with academically-inclined D1 and higher ranked D3 schools, coaches are first to assess if the athlete is admissible.  And when they look at the GPA and think it is too low, they simply move on to a different athlete.  As someone explained to us, a high SAT/ACT score and a low GPA is an indication to them that "the athlete is lazy".  Try and explain that grading system to a coach! You can explain unweighted, sure, but not that you have to work very very hard to get that B+.

As to the AP test scores being an equalizer - even with that NCS is not helpful.  In AP classes, the focus is on depth not on breadth. There are no drills of AP test questions, so it is harder for the girls to get 5s on those APs than for students in other schools.

I realize that As for everyone is not an answer either.  But the current system is definitely hurting the girls in college admissions.[/quote]

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