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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College admissions know full well how to control for grading practice in each school. Many prestigious private schools (I do not know about Holton) make it getting As easier, particularly early on in High School. With SATs going away as selection criterion (many schools going test blind, not even optional), grade inflation from prestigious privates will punish the kids that are not legacy (or somehow influential) and have limited ability to differentiate themselves academically. Many privates are phasing out APs as well which makes things even more complicated. Of course there are still other non-academic forms to differentiate, but the game is changing.[/quote]

Holton is somewhat insulated in this respect in that they grade from 0-100, rather than by letter, so you can still distinguish between a 93 (an otherwise low-end A) and 99+ (high end A).  The 5 point adder for honors classes plays into this as well.  I think it puts less pressure on teachers, too, because the difference between a 92 and 93 (theoretically an A- and an A) or 89-90 (B to A if not using plusses and minuses) becomes much less consequential, thus removing some of the impetus for inflation.[/quote]

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