HS grade inflation

Applying to College
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<p>Can a college figure out if a HS gave out inflated grades?</p>

<p>At my HS (its public but one of the top 10 in MA) grades are not inflated at all, so my GPA is pretty low (3.0). However at some of the neighboring towns, grades are inflated like crazy (kids who get 1300/2400 SAT scores recieve 3.7 GPA's). I'm sure there is a lot of grade inflation nationwide.</p>

<p>What do colleges do about HS grade inflation, if anything? Do they take into account that some students have inflated GPAs while others do not?</p>

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<p>It's why rank matters, not GPA.</p>

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<p>yep, I've got a 4.7. And the valedictorian's got a 7.3 or something. Gross. yeah rank really does matter.</p>

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<p>My school has like 15 valedictorians (ranked number 1) because we do not go by weighted GPAs, we only go on a 1-4 point scale no matter what. Is that considered grade inflation? And i mean everyone that's ranked number 1 has a 1750 or above SAT score, so it's not like they're dumb, but what's up?</p>

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<p>Champ, Where you really get hurt is when schools work from a scale for merit aid. For example, a school that offers 10,000 if you have an 1800+ on the SAT and requires a 3.5, leaves you out of the $. You might want to ask admissions about this if you don't qualify for financial aid grants, and you need help with hefty college expenses.</p>

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<p>A val with a 1750 screams grade inflation. At a strong high school, a val would have a 2200 plus.</p>

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<p>Fo sho! 2240 :) </p>

<p>Haha, but yeah.. your rank and SAT scores will help to show that your GPA should be viewed in the context of your school.</p>

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<p>lol..i said that's the minimum there are at least 3 people with above 2300s and 1 perfect score.</p>

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<p>It's like CA publics where everyone seems to have a 4.7/1900.</p>

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<p>Haha. So true Suze.</p>

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<p>oh yeah suze
well my school sucks when it comes to rank (top california public) cause the average person in the top 25% has a least a 3.7, and they arent even deflated.
everyone is smart at my school
like, pretty much all the kids at my school with a 3.7+ get at least 1900 sat.
I mean
i have a 3.6, and i got 2000, which is just about typical</p>

<p>i know that my class isnt the smartest though</p>

<p>last years senior class had
at least 100 students (out of 500) that went to top schools like:Ivys, stanford,Cal,UCLA,USC,NYU,Hopkins,Amherst,williams,Umich,McGill,NU, and other stop LAC's and schools
but then again, the senior class last year was by far the best senior class my school has ever had</p>

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<p>No doubt the vast majority went to Cal and LA, not ivies. UCs expect the low SATs that go with high CA GPAs.</p>