Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 08:57     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Anonymous wrote:Colleges get a sheet from the high schools that tells them things like the breakdown of grades over the senior class...like % of 4.5 % over 4.0 etc. It tells them which schools have lots of grade inflation and which do not. They know that MCPS is basically out of 5 with huge numbers of kids have over 4.0 and 4.5

This isn’t true when kids couldn’t possibly take every class as a highest possible of a 5
Again misinformation
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 08:52     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Anonymous wrote:Grades are not comparable. They just give a general idea compared to other kids from the same school over the course of the 4 years. I think class selection is more important now with no SATs.


Even class selection isn't comparable because not all schools offer honors/APs/classes that look by their titles to be more rigorous than others.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 08:50     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Anonymous wrote:Colleges get a sheet from the high schools that tells them things like the breakdown of grades over the senior class...like % of 4.5 % over 4.0 etc. It tells them which schools have lots of grade inflation and which do not. They know that MCPS is basically out of 5 with huge numbers of kids have over 4.0 and 4.5


It also has a breakdown of AP exams scores so they can get a feel of the teaching quality..
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 08:48     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Colleges get a sheet from the high schools that tells them things like the breakdown of grades over the senior class...like % of 4.5 % over 4.0 etc. It tells them which schools have lots of grade inflation and which do not. They know that MCPS is basically out of 5 with huge numbers of kids have over 4.0 and 4.5
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 08:35     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Most say nothing.

If you get the chance put it in your parent questionnaire
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 08:22     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How do colleges account for this? Same high school may have two teachers teaching the same subject who grade very differently.


They don’t. That’s just life unfortunately.


+1
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 08:16     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Anonymous wrote:How do colleges account for this? Same high school may have two teachers teaching the same subject who grade very differently.


They don’t. That’s just life unfortunately.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 08:14     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Counselors clue them in sometimes.


I was going to say this---it could come out in the counselor rec or through conversations with college guidance.

I know that our school (private school) will tell all college reps that come through that the honors precalc is a weed-out, beast of a class. Something like 10% of kids get an A in it and getting a B is doing quite well.


Except that is uniform across the grade. They won’t say teacher X is a harsh grader while teacher Y is all rainbows.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 07:54     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Counselors clue them in sometimes.


The counselor letter is literally the most important thing.


Absolutely frightening if your kid attends a large, high performing public high school where most of the students couldn't pick out their counselor in a police lineup.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 07:48     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Anonymous wrote:Counselors clue them in sometimes.


The counselor letter is literally the most important thing.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 07:48     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Anonymous wrote:Counselors clue them in sometimes.


I was going to say this---it could come out in the counselor rec or through conversations with college guidance.

I know that our school (private school) will tell all college reps that come through that the honors precalc is a weed-out, beast of a class. Something like 10% of kids get an A in it and getting a B is doing quite well.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 07:44     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Counselors clue them in sometimes.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 07:27     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Do you seriously think colleges can know which Brit Lit teacher is an easy grader at your school?
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 06:34     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
Grades are not comparable. They just give a general idea compared to other kids from the same school over the course of the 4 years. I think class selection is more important now with no SATs.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 06:32     Subject: Gpa and variance in grading?
How do colleges account for this? Same high school may have two teachers teaching the same subject who grade very differently.