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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I suspect that the typical 3.6-3.7 GPA kid at a Big 3 would have a 4.4+ GPA if they were at Jackson-Reed. No matter what anyone says, the reality is that the inflated public school GPA will yield much better college admissions results than the GPA at the median of an elite high school.

If your kid wants top grades, I would recommend a decently rigorous, but not overwhelming high school. Schools like Bullis, St. Andrews, Gonzaga, St. John's, etc. all fit this description well. [/quote]

What leads you to believe this? It strikes me as one person's opinion (without any info as to why they believe these things). This person took a hop on the old jump to conclusions mat.[/quote]

Because I've seen the level of work that gets a B+ at Sidwell and the level of work that gets an A/A+ at Jackson-Reed. Many families have one kid at both and will outright admit that the public schools hand out A's like candy, especially post-COVID.

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Same experience. The fact our complacent big3 hasn’t responded to this inflation, choosing instead to just gaslight parents, is what is making us reconsider our investment.[/quote]

And they won’t respond because you won’t leave and neither will any of the other parents who complain about grade deflation/inflation. [/quote]

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