<p>Hi, its me again. I haven't posted in a long time but here's my problem. I just figured out that my school is the ONLY high school in the country who's grading system is as follows:</p>
<p>So, Cornell's policy is that they read applications by region. Most other high schools have their A's starting somewhere in the 80's. Most start at 85%+ and some are even 80%+, And I'm talking about the good ones. Now, take this for example: </p>
<p>Student A attends my school and receives 85% in everything, Student B goes to another high school and reveives an 85% in all his subjects also. Student A's gpa would be a 3.0, while Student B's gpa would be a 4.0. How is this fair? Now, I'm not complaining, worried is more like it. How would Cornell look at a situation like this? </p>
<p>Also, I think my school practices grade delfation. Reason being: </p>
<p>We received our English Literature End of Term Examinations today and our teacher said most were "Very Good", now, of course when she said that we all thought we all got atleast a B. Btw im talking about End of Term Examinations. So she handed out the papers and 3 ppl got B's with the highest score being 85% and 90% of the class, the obvious majority, received a C. How is a C good?!? I honestly think these teachers are trying to ruin us. How am I suppose to get into Cornell with C's??! The odds are like 1 in 10000000000000000000000000000000. So, can you please help me with this, I beg of you.</p>
<p>I’ve never actually heard of a school starting A’s in the 80’s. In fact, the HS I attended you needed an 93 or higher to get an A.</p>
<p>I was also told that when Cornell evaluates applications, that they would get a school profile and use that to evaluate grades etc. from the HS.</p>
<p>-No I do not live in America, I wish I did though :(</p>
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<p>I don’t even know why I bother, Cornell probably isn’t going to accept an International with Cs Im going to try my hardest to make straight A’s from now on. I am not sure if end of term affects the gpa, I’m kind of thinking gpa is based on end of year grades+exams, if that is the case I do have time. Thanks for all the responses Please, help me get into my DREAM school!!!</p>
<p>Again, 80 - 100 = A at my school (and practically all Ontario schools here in Canada)</p>
<p>80% might seem low for an A to US people, but that’s just because of the different educations systems.</p>
<p>Teachers curve it so that the class average would be around a B, whether a 70 or a 80 is a B in your high school. </p>
<p>So if 80-100 = A at your school, then the test would just be significantly harder than if 90-100 = A. </p>
<p>And we do quite well on standardized testings, so our grades are by no means inflated. I’ve never actually met anyone who got 1 or 2 on an AP exam (most get 4’s or 5’s) and most of the people I know get 2000+ on SAT.</p>
<p>BTW, did I mention I was in a freshman , if that means anything. Also, I just heard that in England an A is also 80%-100%, but still, I will try my best not to get anymore Cs.</p>
<p>Hopefully your counselor will send your school’s profile to Cornell. They will look at you relative to students in your school. As an example, our school will send in a breakdown of how many people got A, B, C… in APUSH, then it would also show a breakdown of how many people got 5, 4, 3…on the AP exam. It would give the adcom a good idea of how a student does relative to his/her peers.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s that uncommon for grades to be based on the 100-point scale…a lot of NYC schools go by it, at least. Your counselor should send a school profile that explains your grading system, and you’ll be evaluated accordingly. My HS did grades this way, and four of us ended up at Cornell :)</p>
Im going to try my hardest to make straight A’s from now on. I am not sure if end of term affects the gpa, I’m kind of thinking gpa is based on end of year grades+exams, if that is the case I do have time. Thanks for all the responses 
Please, help me get into my DREAM school!!!</p>