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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]

Well, if the admissions people are clued in, what are you so worried about?

I think the whole cycle has been upended and we need to wait till the dust settles in late spring/early summer. I have little doubt that money will talk, as it always does, and private school seniors will do fine.

In the meantime, the hyperventilating here about the unfairness of it all (!!) is entertaining.

- Another private/public parent[/quote]

I work in the field, tangentially, so that is why I work with multiple counselors. I will say that I don't think it's "unfair" but important for people to know when thinking about privates. It all works out fine for the kids who get As, but the rest do not stack up to 70% of public school kids because of public school grade inflation. [/quote]

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