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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s perfectly possible for a private school to deflate in general and [b]provide targeted inflation for donor kids[/b].[/quote]

Could you explain this? How did they do this? I think this might be true.[/quote]

I'm not PP but one way this can happen (not via teacher grading) is for some families to know which courses to take that will best support high GPA. For example, if you know you have a hook, you may not need to take the most rigorous courses - easier courseload leads to higher GPA.  The hard part of this equation, though, is it doesn't apply for a non-hooked kid. They take harder courseload and have a high GPA (with maybe a few extra A- vs A) but are shut out of T20. But they can't assume they'd do better in T20 if they took the easier courseload with a 4.0 outcome - because they probably would not. Suppose they were accepted to a T40 with the higher courseload - that may not have happened if they took the easier route.[/quote]

Oh my. I pay way to much to have to game the system for my non hooked kids. I thought sending him to a private will be the hook. He is not a sport kid. Well he is but not good enough to make a team beyond Freshman year. And he is ok in academics but not a natural super star.  I was hoping he can get into a top 40 from my fancy school. Is this to hopeful? I am assuming he'll have A's and A's with a sprinkle of a B here or there if they really won't grade inflate. What can I do to help him stand out? He likes clubs but isn't the kids to "lead" or get elected. Help from unhooked. What do you recommend?[/quote]

Personally I think private is a much better bet for the average kid. You’re almost certainly going to get into a top 50 if you’re average at a top private school. [/quote]

That's not true this year. Especially for boys looking to study engineering, CS. Even super strong students landed outside of top 50. [/quote]

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