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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think you are a Sidwell parent. If you were, you would know that a 3.7 at sidwell is really high, to a rare degree.[/quote]

OP here. Genuinely confused with the 3.7: The courses/grading is so tough that I feel a 3.7 should be VERY good, putting DC in the top quarter of the class  or higher. However, DC tells me that her impression is that [b]a significant number of kids claim to have 4.0 or close to 4.0 GPAs[/b] by this stage. Is this possible? Don't know what to make of it and the school clearly gives no guidance on class rank.[/quote]

What is "a significant number"?  10, 20?[/quote]

OP again. Sorry, should have been clearer. Significant: approximately 15 kids. Strikes me as a bit high, but no way to tell.[/quote]

There is no way there are 15 kids in a graduating class from Sidwell with a perfect 4.0. Maybe 1-3 per year at best.[/quote]

I've found that a lot of kids and families at these schools tend to round up on the rare occasion that grades are talked about. 
I'm guilty of this.  My Big3 kid has had A- grades and I'm guilty of saying that he/she "got straight As". 
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