<p>Both count at my D's HS which I feel accounts for significant grade inflation. My D benefits from this so I am not complaining but- what is your opinion.
Are students who get higher grades in for a surprise in college when only tests and papers count. My D will have a bad test in all classes (all honors) but it gets covered by HW and participation and she still gets an A or B plus. If her HS graded like I remember in college her GPA would be at least a half point lower.</p>
<p>Have any of your children been impacted in college and should this be considered when looking at schools- maybe her HS grades do not truly reflect her ability at certain colleges. Even if she could get accepted. </p>
<p>Colleges usually have some idea about each high school regarding it's academic quality. Also colleges will use class ranking to evaluate students.</p>
<p>Tom: if she is consistently participating and doing all the homework, then I think the question that needs to be examined is why she's not doing well on tests. Is she going through the motions but not really comprehending the material? Is she coasting on the fact that she'll get the grades whether she prepares for the tests or not? Does she have test anxiety? Does she feel the material is over her head? Each of these scenarios would call for different types of intervention.</p>
<p>Honestly answering these questions should help her figure out where she stands, and what help she might need in order to be ready for challenging college classes.</p>
<p>She does well on mosts tests. An example 3 tests in English- A, B plus C- she still has an A avg when she consider an A in Hw and class participation. By the way her HS is not the only one that these count.</p>
<p>Garland- there is some test anxiety.
WZZZZ her class rank will be high but my point is that by counting HW and participation it may not reflect her true college ability- her SAT's should also be ok- had 1000 in 8th grade</p>
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<p>I guess it depends on the college. At my daughter's college, class participation is typically a component factored into the grade for most courses. In courses where there is "homework" (problem sets in math and science courses), that is included in the grading formula as well.</p>
<p>I guess what I'm suggesting is that, if class participation is your daughter's strength, then perhaps she should consider colleges that emphasis class participation in the educational approach.</p>
<p>in some college classes they do consider participation... and homework is counted in some classes such as math or science.. sometimes in things like accounting as well.. although most of the assignments are papers and projects.. but still, you have these papers and projects to help balance out your test grades.. i've already gotten b's on all the tests, but an A in the class based on my overall scores... it just all depends how the college class is structured. you could tell her to try to sign up for classes that value more than just test scores..</p>
<p>My understanding is that at many colleges, the teacher decides how much attendance & factors other than testing is valued. Most teachers are quite open about their grading policies--current students can also share info with your child about the different teachers & their policies.<br>
Some subjects would seem to have a larger component of the grade affected by participation, such as foreign language, science labs, etc., but at most places, the teacher has ultimate authority over such issues.</p>
<p>Thank you interesteddad, fender and Himom your replies have been very helpful. My D does have certain strength and I was not sure they would carry over. She is prone to make some sloppy mistakes even when she knows the subject which of course could impact a test.
My got feeling is that class particpation would be important at a LAC less so in a large lecture hall. It is all about fit as many here have said- I will point this out to my D- she will have to define her strengths and weaknesses and decide. These are important ?'s to ask on tours.</p>