<p>I so agree with last two posts. It’s gaming the system. Our Val. this year will be someone who has taked Pass/Fall classes, Honors rather than AP ( weighted the same),
6 graded periods rather than 7 or 8 ( it’s all about the Honors percentages),
took Spanish in 8th grade so they can get in that extra AP as a Senior…
bunch of BS. Encourage our kids to be well rounded, stretch themselves,
and give the top 1 or 2 % Magna CumLaude, and top 10% Cum Laude…</p>
<p>Throw in that every School District handles rank differently ( we dont use + or -)
and you have a broken system. My kid probably wont get $$ because altho he has the scores, his GPA will miss by tenths. And he had 7 graded periods 9-12 grade. Illinois requires PE every year which does not count towards GPA or he would have had 8 graded periods. He was double accel. math, numerous APs… but Band and Jazz worked against him, even tho they are audition groups they are not Honors.
It’s maddening!</p>