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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think people outside of NCS understand the standard that they hold the girls to.
Obviously there are very smart kids in public before anyone gets triggered, but NCS is a self selecting academic school. You certainly don’t go there for the sports (ex crew), so it draws an academically inclined student.
The grading is merciless and in the past this has not necessarily been a problem but 2 very significant changes have happened 1) Covid grade inflation at public school and 2) test optional. These are seismic shifts.
It is yet to be seen how much it matters because the RD round will sort that out. In ED NCS has very few athletic recruits (again ex crew) compared to Holton Arms for example  who does well in a wider range of sports.
It’s too early to tell, but it is quite likely that the grade deflation has now become an issue.
I don’t think parents are expecting a “leg-up” I just think parents don’t want their daughters disadvantaged either. Let’s face it, a 3.4 or 3.5 does not compare very favorably these days.[/quote]

There it is.  It did take 12 pages this year, but there it is. An NCS parent actually saying out loud that their daughter is disadvantaged.  Wow.

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No, it says they don't want their kid disadvantaged. The post is all a big question - which is reasonable. NCS grading is merciless. Lots of girls have very high SAT or ACT scores, work really hard and are getting hammered by GPA. [/quote]

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