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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With grade inflation being as rampant as it is, if you don't have at least a 4.0 W/GPA, you're not really trying.[/quote]

+1000

My DD will graduate with a 4.0 UW from her NoVA HS.  She is smart, and I give her plenty of credit, but she isn't slaving away for hours on end.  Maybe 1-2 hrs per day tops.  Plenty of time for tv and ECs every day.  She isn't alone...there are plenty of kids at her school with a similar profile.  The grade inflation is real.[/quote]

Agree. We are in FCPS and 4.0 unwaited. 6 AP classes so far + 5 next year (she is Junior now), plus two varsity team sports without putting much efforts. We also traveling a lot and she easily skips a week here and there and catching up without any problems. [/quote]

This may be true about NoVA public schools, but it's certainly not universally true -- even in MetroDC.  Big 3 privates have more stringent grading standards and colleges apparently recognize that.[/quote]

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