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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the problem.  College admissions.  It is getting more and more competitive.  I know so many W school students getting rejected and deferred in early action and early decision this year.  Why?  Perhaps because these admissions officers know very well what is going on with grade inflation in MCPS.  So glad we moved our DS to a private school, where he has text books, 3 hours of homework a night, papers to write for multiple classes, mid term exams, final exams, etc.  Exam weighting to quarterly grades is 1/3 each.  So lots of incentive to do well on exams...which are cumulative.  I can sleep at night knowing that he will graduate being able to succeed in a top university.  Not so much for MCPS students these days.[/quote]

I am seeing proof about this statement already with early admissions results.  Lots of kids putting all the eggs in the ED basket for top schools NOT getting in...many denied.  The kids I know who were denied were amazing kids...top of class, very high GPA and test scores and some URM.  They are being flat out DENIED.  It would be interesting to see what the Bethesda Magazine article shows on acceptances at the top MCPS high schools for this year.  I suspect it will be much lower than past years...perhaps these universities are seeing that MCPS students do not perform well.[/quote]

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