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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Using a weighted GPA doesn’t help across school districts or  across schools. A 4.4 weighted GPA is about top 20% FPS but top 5/% Arlington Public Schools. At STA or NCS, a 3.7 is top 5%. It’s rank and rigor that matter. Not weighted GPA. [/quote]

A 4.4W is NOT about the top 20% at our FCPS -- not sure where you're getting that from. [/quote]

So what is the top 20%? Top 5%?[/quote]

For our FCPS HS, 4.0W was top 20%.  (just calculating the number of honor students mentioned at graduation/total # of students in 12th grade)[/quote]
new here -- does this mean that 20% of the class is graduating with 4.0+? I cannot wrap my head around that. [/quote]

4.0 WEIGHTED. Probably 3.7+[/quote]

Don't forget, some FCPS high schools have large contingents of overachieving UMC students with tiger parents.  The emphasis among them on keeping up with/outdoing other students ("you're only taking 4 AP classes this year?") is unhealthy, IMO. [/quote]

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