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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi all. Our DC just finished 9th at GDS, which was DC’s first year at GDS, and we’re trying to get a sense of how DC is doing based on a full year of grades. Does GDS tend to deflate or inflate grades? The Sidwell thread suggests that Sidwell tends to deflate, and I don’t know if that’s common among its peer schools. Any sense of what the low/median/high ranges are for grades/GPA for GDS? We don’t know a lot of people at the school so don’t have much info. Thanks.[/quote]

Perspective.  Privates do not deflate.  Publics inflate.

If you are coming in from a public school, it may seem that privates schools deflate.  From the perspective of those who have been at private school for many years, public schools inflate.

Yes, the grading is more rigorous at the top private schools.

An B+/A- GPA will probably be about the top 1/3 of the class.  [/quote]
So much generalized info here. Depends greatly on the schools in question, the teachers, the level of courses, etc[/quote]

+1  What's your evidence that the grading is "more rigorous" at top private schools?  Particularly if the school doesn't even release its distribution of grades/GPAs.[/quote]

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