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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is at a Big 3 also.  We have one solid EA acceptance which we thought was a borderline safety school but is looking better and better to attend with all the deferrals my kid has gotten (and to schools where the kid fell squarely within the Naviance acceptance range). And we are full-pay so that has not made a difference.

[b]I do think the public school students with 4.5 GPAs and 10 AP classes are winning out this year compared to the top one-third of students at private schools that have a 3.5 - 3.7 GPA and no AP classes.  My kid has a GPA in this range and solid ACT results (34-36) but with test scores becoming increasingly irrelevant, all that stands out is a deflated 3.5 against an inflated 4.5.
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All I can hope is that this is a long process that will continue to unfold until June 1. The public school kids are applying to a lot more schools and getting into to places.  However, they can only attend one college so I'm hoping the deferrals turn into acceptances or waitlists which then turn into acceptances.

High School counselors at our Big 3 are MIA and seem to be unaccountable and untouchable.  If they are feeling panicked, they are definitely not showing it.  Plus, they never guarantee results.  They always say, "it looks like", "we hope" or "Naviance shows."  So with that vague language, they effectively hedge their bets.[/quote]

This is utterly laughable.  If a public school kid with 10 APs and a 4.5 GPA is "winning out" over a top 1/3 private school kid with a 3.5 it's because the public school kid is objectively a stronger applicant.  That public school kid would be at or near the very top of the class, and you're deluding yourself if you think that the very top students in the DMV's public school systems -- which are among the best in the country -- don't compare well with a top 1/3 student at a Big 3.

There also appears to be this misconception among private school parents that every public school kid has 10 APs and a 4.5 GPA.  That's simply not the case.  You all need to get off your high horses.

I never thought I'd see the day where Big 3 parents would be complaining that they're at an unfair disadvantage over public high schools.  Wow.[/quote]

I have one in public and one in private--it is sort of funny to watch this elitist freak-out.[/quote]
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I have heard from multiple high school college counselors and several college admissions counselors that this year in particular, public schools everywhere have inflated grades more than ever. DL was a jok and everybody earned straight As. It's been a nightmare, they don't know who to accept, and so that's why EAs at many many places had such high deferral rates. They basically just kicked the can down the road because without test scores and with the vast majority of applicants with straight As thier junior year and fall of senior year, they don't know what to do. ED acceptances are up, because they had many fewer this year. Sorry public school parents, but this year, yes, grade inflation is rampant.[/quote][/b]

I don't have a pony in the race, but this is inherently false because ED decisions are made before first semester senior year grades are posted.  So are many EAs.  Also, i know of MANY high school students who are having great difficulty with online learning and their first year grades (now available) are disastrous.[/quote]

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