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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Insane grade inflation in DCPS:
https://www.swwrookery.com/post/hugely-inflated-are-pandemic-era-grading-policies-doing-more-harm-than-good
A's are given for "any effort at all"

SWW has fantastic college admissions again this year--better than any private.  This is what the DC private school kids are up against with their 
3.4's for working their a$$es off.  🙁

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SWW weights grades: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ee0f425c4f3ed4b48c52995/t/5f35f984ead1ce6d7d275ad1/1597372804296/GradeBumpDoc_rev011016.pdf

3.3 unweighted seemed to be the midpoint at my kids’ private. 3.93 at SWW seems comparable.

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No, we can only compare apples to apples.  [b]What is SWW’s average unweighted GPA?[/b][/quote]

ThAT would be interesting to know. Would also be helpful to know what the midpoint is at an area private.In lieu of these details I ran a completely unscientific test:

I PUt my DCs 3.75 unweighted GPA through the SWW weighting system and got 4.3 (.55 higher) 
If I take .55 off of 3.93, then half the SWW junior class has above 3.38 unweighted

Based on my 1 data point sample test, it would seem SWW kids are getting a .08 advantage (3.3 vs 3.38) from grade inflation. This aligns with the article quoting students and teachers saying there is grade inflation at SWW.

HOWEVER, using my same single data point, DCs 3.75 at their Big 3 didn’t break top 20%. So the 3.3 unweighted GPA midpoint at their school is probably higher than 3.3.

My conclusion: SWW students and teachers have observed grade inflation and are alarmed about it. Private schools may also have it but we won’t know until a student writes an article about it.[/quote]

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