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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really? Vassar, F&M and Skidmore, Bucknell? Do these seem realistic to people? I had thought those were out of reach for my son, who has a higher gpa and higher scores based on Navisnce.[/quote]

Does your kid go to public school? If so, they probably are out of reach. [/quote]

Why would these be out of reach for a public school kid with those stats but not a private school kid? [/quote]

[b]Covid grade inflation in publics. Private schools weren’t as susceptible. It means lower GPAs from privates can get in where they can’t from public[/b]. [/quote]

Your credible evidence/data for this sweeping generalization?  But what any one person thinks on this subject doesn't matter -- colleges will see the profile for each applicant's school with overall grade distribution, and will thus know to what extent a particular public OR private has grade inflation. [/quote]

Disagree.  Kids in publics are taking APs, getting good grades and 5s on the AP exams.  
You can shout grade inflation, but the students with the APs & 5 scores reveal that the A was indeed, earned.   (and no, I did not pay for my kid to prep for the exams)
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In an UMC public high school, there will of course be multiple high achievers with top grades and many AP courses for cumulative GPAs well above 4.0.  And those kids will have earned those GPAs.  But even in those schools, there will be plenty of students who aren't taking lots of APs, as well as students who choose not to put forth much effort or otherwise struggle academically.  It those in the latter category are still getting As and Bs (i.e., very few kids in the school get a C grade), then yes, there is grade inflation.  But even then, what matters is how your kid's GPA falls within the school's overall grade distribution.  If the school has overall grade inflation BUT your kid is nonetheless at the top of its grade distribution range, s/he's in good shape. [/quote]

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