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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The grading scale?  Everyone knows about the different grading scale as it is discussed as naseum.  The college admissions committee is also aware of it so it is not the negative factor it is presented to be.

Once you get to a top college, there are private school kids that are well prepared and motivated and excel, and there are public school students that do exactly the same.   And some from both groups struggle as well.[/quote]

I think you are taking the grading scale personally.  Usually when people mention their private school connection along with the grading scale, it's because they are trying to get meaningful feedback from others on admissions chances.

I fully agree it's dumb for a private school parent whine about fairness in admissions about different GPAs because the AOs know these schools and will know how to make that translation in their own process.

But if a parent is specifically asking if their kid with a certain GPA/SAT-ACT combo has a chance to get into a specific college - it has to be put into context.  Just like people include whether a GPA is weighted or not. It's relevant, it's not a brag.

I could care less what my kid's GPA is at our private vs our public school - but I also can't use our neighbor's public school experience on what the GPAs were good enough to get into certain colleges for their kid and their friends as a guide for my kid's chances. That's ok. I don't even ask.  But I'd definitely post here and ask for fellow parents at private schools like ours. [/quote]

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