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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to Bethesda Magazine, 32% of those who applied to UMCP were accepted from the top Bethesda area high schools. Compare that to my daughter's Bethesda area private school, where 54% are accepted. The sad part is the majority do not matriculate there because they are more interested in private universities and can afford them. In my opinion, UMCP should be more discriminating with private school applicants, but I suspect that is not feasible. Clearly these students are just checking the box to apply. For my daughter, Maryland was considered a "very likely" despite everyone claiming it is such a hard school to get into. Doesn't seem fair to me.[/quote]

Private school kids often have to work for As in classes. 93 or 94 not 90.  And late assignments and other tomfoolery are not treated with respect as in public schools.[/quote]
Now I’m confused. Isn’t it true that an academically tougher school would give As to a lower scores? In my high school, we’re expected to see truly difficult problems in exams that even the tippy top students couldn’t solve (completely) and even with adequate preparation. [/quote]

As in AP and honors classes are hard to get at these private schools, where a 93 is needed for an A. So when you see straight As it is truly impressive vs at MCPS where for years a student could get 79.5 one quarter and 89.5 second quarter, equating to an A for the semester. At our private, there are no quarters, so the number grade for the semester determines the grade for the semester (vs. two letter grades determining the semester grade).
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