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[quote=Anonymous]Parent of three from 2 Big 3 Schools here. Big 3 in my book: Sidwell St Albans/NCS GDS Then Maret Potomac Then everyone else Catholics have a different hierarchy- and I'm not sure how they handle grade deflation. I will tell you at our kids' Big 3's there is serious grade deflation and I believe it is hurting the kids college outcomes. Look at Sidwell, GDS and St Albans admits over the past three years. Downward trajectory overall for ALL of them. What do they have in common? They all got rid of MOST AP classes in exchange for school-created honors classes and have serious grade deflation, where the party line is "Everyone know a B at Big 3 is a great grade." Guess what - NOT TRUE!The common app and influx of thousands of applications means admissions officers have less time to dither over each individual school's rigor. Pull your kid out if you care about GPA and college competitiveness. Other reasons to stay but fewer and fewer.[/quote]
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