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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the high GPAS  from public schools may be questionable to some of the elite schools mentioned by the Blair mom poster.  Public school kids in the DMV were not in school for a full year plus.  The education was not good and As were handed out easily or it was a “pass” mark/. We all know it.  Lots of kids equally worthy of admission to an top 30 were actually in a school building and standards were not dropped.  Admissions folks know it.   I do believe that is why there are the huge number of odd rejections out there.  Covid strikes again (at least if your kid is in the DMV!)[/quote]

Interesting - that’s a point I really hadn’t thought about. My D goes to a top ranked, challenging VA public school; as far as we know at this point (and, of course this could change!) but as of today, we are seeing a huge drop in acceptances to certain schools that usually accept many kids from our school (we are talking 1/3 admitted compared to normal). Admittedly, as with other DMV schools, our school was virtual most of last year. Are our kids now being held accountable for that? Would be super upsetting if that is the case - it’s not like they had a choice![/quote]

The argument that colleges are purposefully rejecting applicants from public schools that were remote for long periods during the pandemic is patent bullsh-t. Probably from someone here with a chip on their shoulder.

First of all, there's no way at a time when concerns about equity run high that public school kids are going to get the shaft as a result of state policies during an unprecedented public health crisis.

Second, there's tons of anecdotal evidence that runs counter. Read the private school boards sometime which were howling with outrage about ED deferrals and rejections a few months ago, read the angst on College Confidential from kids and parents in states that reopened more quickly.

And read the Naviance results from your own kid's school. At my kid's highly sought after MCPS school, there are similar numbers of acceptances at top schools as in past years. The big difference is simply that the total number of applicants is much larger than in past years, so there are more rejections, even for kids with great stats.[/quote]

DP.  I don’t think the schools are purposefully rejecting kids from schools that were remote, but there are factors that can put those kids at a disadvantage. People in the DC area don’t seem to realize that a huge % of the schools in the country were only remote for a couple of months in the spring of 2020.  Many (most?) were back in class full time in the fall.  Extracurricular activities were normal, grades were normal. It was obviously not every school, but many schools that were remote put a floor on grades that effectively narrowed the variation between students, kids missed ECs, etc. These super competitive schools only take the “shiniest” students and it is not surprising that those kids don’t “shine” as much as kids from areas that had a more normal experience. Add in a desire for more geographic diversity and first gen students, etc, and it’s a bit of a perfect storm. [/quote]

Yes, agree, if twenty five percent of a class has an uw 4.0 than a 4.0 doesn’t mean as much.  Schools no longer provide rank but they do provide colleges with median, top and bottom gpas.  Colleges can do the math themselves.[/quote]

Right. Plus, it's the college area reps' jobs to know the schools in their areas. They know which privates are the tops and have no grade inflation, which publics are the most rigorous, etc.[/quote]

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