Anonymous
06/15/2015 18:51
Subject: AP offering...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:DCPS does give an extra 1.0 weight to AP classes. I believe it is due to the DCMR (District of Columbia Municipal Regulations)
Yes, but if you weight AP classes +1 then the highest grade in any class is still 5.0, and the highest GAA at graduation will be a little under that because of requirements like P.E. which don't have AP of honors options.
The individual referenced above had a GPA above 5 which is only possible if you're either in a school district that weights AP's at +2 or one that gives a grade of A+ and has very few graduation requirements that can't be met with an honors or AP/IB class. I don't know of any school or district in this area that grades that way.
Agree. MCPS gives +1 for AP and Honors classes but I think the highest you could get would be around a 4.7-4.8. In addition to PE there is an unweighted art/music requirement and a tech requirement. Language doesn't count as honors until level 3 or 4 and even kids who took lower level language in middle school will still have those classes in their GPA.
Anonymous
06/15/2015 18:42
Subject: AP offering...
Anonymous wrote:They seriously call in best in show??
I know - isn't that for dogs? My kid got one.
BASIS does not rank their graduating classes for colleges. That is not to say that you do not know where you stand all of the time because of the 90s club, honor roll and distinguished honor roll.......
and this award BTW is new (did not have it for my oldest kid) so I think someone should tell them it is for dogs.......
and ain't gonna be the one to do it - generally already make trouble, not going to complain about this
but isn't it for dogs? That is what our friend's dog got..........
Anonymous
06/15/2015 18:23
Subject: AP offering...
Anonymous wrote:They seriously call in best in show??
+ 1
Please someone answer this!
Anonymous
06/15/2015 18:22
Subject: Re:AP offering...
Best in show is not only about grade average. My dd was best in show for a class and she was pretty sure she did not have the highest average.