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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]PP - just because your kid has a 3.7 doesn't mean it is because of grade deflation. You do know there are kids getting higher grades, right? And kids getting lower ones. I'd assume colleges will know the broad grade distribution of SFS applicants each year and will know where your 3.7 kid fits compared to the others in the class (even if they do not rank).[/quote]

entirely NP here and parent of senior.  You shouldn't believe me because this is an anonymous site full of trolls and bots, but I am certain that in the class of 2022 there are very few kids who are comfortably above at 3.9. I hate this reality, but, the very top kids in this class competitively talk among themselves.  We know well one of them who's had a single grade less than an A.  They have very little company.  We should assume that this doesn't change significantly from year to year.

Point being, the tail on grade distribution curve above 3.8 is verrrrrry narrow.  And at that point, the difference of the 0.1 is not tipping factor for admission at the T-10/20/30 schools[/quote]

Based on your experience, how many kids are generally above 3.8? Are you saying above 3.9 is small but that there are a bunch in the 3.80-3.89 group? And again in the 3.70-3.79 group?

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