<p>So my friend's public school doesn't give A-'s on report cards. 90-100 is A, 80-89 is B, etc. My private school give A's for 93-100, A- for 90-92, B+ for 87-89, B for 83-86, etc. </p>
<p>I don't think this is fair because a student with straight 90's at the public school would get a 4.0. You couldn't tell this student from the student at the same school with staight 100's. At the private school a kid with straight 90's would get a 3.7. Do you think this is fair? Do colleges compensate for the lack of -'s and +'s?</p>
<p>Don’t colleges look at one’s rank too?</p>
<p>Private schools will be judged as having a harder course load in college eyes.</p>
<p>They are proportional.</p>
<p>Your school sends them a school profile. On this school profile, is your school’s grading school. Believe it or not, they actually look at it. Your grading scale will not hurt you; what matters the most is rank anyway. If your school does not rank, I’m sure your school has some way of measuring you up compared to your peers.</p>
<p>What the hell, my school 91 and below is a B.</p>
<p>I don’t think it is fair, but if I went there I would think the opposite.</p>