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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ it is correct.  There were 60 valedictorians in my DC's Langley High school class, our -- err -- 450?  There is a thread on this right now on DCUM.  I'll go see if I can find it.  In their FCPS 125 were valedictorians last year.  Yes, it doesn't seem right but that's what the publics are doing for anyone over a 4.0[/quote]

Yes, this is correct. I was at a presentation where the UVA head of admissions spoke. He said that he had received some negative press bc UVA had not accepted a valedictorian from a NOVA public school. He went on to say that there were over 100 "Valedictorians" from this one high school bc everyone who earned straight As was considered a valedictorian. He also said that the UVA admissions committee is completely aware of grade inflation and high school rigor of the schools in this area. [/quote]

I wonder if this means they're just aware of the difference between say private vs public rigor or whether they distinguish even between different schools within the same county.  For example, do they distinguish one FCPS school as being more rigorous than another FCPS school?[/quote]

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