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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Is cum laude strictly gpa? My daughter (lower class man) seems to think it can be more "subjective”[/quote]

Not “subjective” in that it IS based on GPA. But somewhat subjective as GPA used is not the same one colleges see on the HS transcript nor the one used to determine Flag Winner/Valedictorian.

Flag/Valedictorian = Highest GPA for courses taken at NCS/STA during Junior and Senior year 
Cum Laude = Highest 20% GPA for courses taken at NCS/STA and some off campus courses during Sophomore and Junior year and 1st semester Senior year
GPA on transcript used for College Applications = GPA for courses taken at NCS/STA during Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior year. Senior year 1st quarter grades are provided. 1st and 2nd semester senior grades are sent at end of each term around late Jan and early June.
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Does it take into account course rigor?  In my daughter's grade there are girls in 7 different levels of math.  (Each representing a step up in difficulty and the higher you get, the scarcer the As)[/quote]

So the dumbest kids get more As in math than the smartest? That system makes sense to you? [/quote]

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