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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My upperclassman is in a class where an essay turned by last week had an average grade of an 82%.  This is what I mean by grade deflation.

My kid spent at least 10 hours on this (a one page essay) and received the average (82%).

It's just ridiculous.  The school admitted kids who were at the very top of their sending public and private schools, refined them by fire for 2+ years 
years (in very difficult humanities and writing classes) and is now continues to say, "oh no, despite your very best effort, most of you can only write at a B- level."  I have a different kid in a top public and this would have been a 98% there.  The standard at the private is just beyond unreasonable.  [/quote]

Why did you put them in private then knowing that they could get a much higher GPA in public? I agree the GPA does matter on college admissions and it is frustrating and seems unfair. I will say overall kids are Big 3s do fair much better than kids from publics with same grades. Yes factually speaking this is true.

In regards to this specific assignment your child needs to reach out to the teacher and ask why such strict grading and ask what percentage do the grade? [/quote]

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