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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is in a private school and currently has a 4.0.  This is the following grading scale:

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Same for our private. Plus no retakes on anything, if they miss a deadline for an assignment they have until the next time the class meets to turn it in with a 30% reduction. After that it's a 0 (actually a zero not 50 that some schools give for missing assignments). They also have mid terms and final exams. What is interesting is that most who post here would judge our school as subpar the MCPS. I don't see how anyone could be satisfied that their children where truly learning with the way grades are calculated in MCPS.

My DC works hard and has an unweighted 4.0. I know it's better for them to earn their high grades and As rather than have a high C rounded to an A and I hope AOs see the truth and admit accordingly.[/quote]

Why did you choose private if you think it’s grading scale is so unjust?[/quote]

We chose private for many different reasons. Love the smaller classes, love that teachers and administration take a personal interest in DC, it has specialty programs not offered at our zoned public, the students are a community, there is zero tolerance for being disruptive in class, honor roll is no grade lower than a B (not some As and a couple Cs average a B). I could go on.

I have absolutely no problem with the grading scale or the zeros for missed assignments. What I think is unjust is that an unweighted 4.0 should mean that someone has earned all As and rounding up 70s should never equal an A no matter how you spin the curriculum or how bright and hard working the students are 70s are average and GPAs should reflect that.[/quote]

DP: You don’t care about whether kids at MCPS are learning or if it is unfair for the kids truly earning A’s. You are worried that MCPS’s grading policy will affect your child’s admissions at competitive universities. If your child attends a private school in the DMV area or any major metro area— the AOs at state flagships and competitive private colleges and universities are aware of the grading scale at your child’s school and they are certainly aware of MCPS’s grading policy AND how many kids are earning A’s. There is literally a link to the grading policy on the doc sent to schools by MCPS HS counselors.

Mind your business / stay in your lane. Complaining on DCUM will not change the MCPS grading policies. This thread is pointless.[/quote]

Not the PP, but another private school parent.  I sincerely doubt she feels her kids are threatened in any way.  From my standpoint, I think parents and students of MCPS should be warned and have their expectations managed with regard to college admissions.  It is only going to get worse with all the learning loss from the pandemic.[/quote]

Okay, thanks for the public service announcement. 😒

Do you really think that MCPS parents like myself are not aware of learning loss or that college admissions are competitive for any high stats kids. Look at the UVA/ UMD acceptance threads. And the private school kids are doing so great compared to pre-pandemic /TO in college admissions? Based on the Sidwell threads I would question your assumptions. I have friends in NYC that have kids at elite privates and admissions is tough for them too. [/quote]

Forgot to add that the thread OP definitely feels threatened. Re-read the last lines of OP's post.[/quote]

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