Is this good or bad

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>I have a 94% in Algebra II (bombed the 1st quiz, but I recovered sorta), yet most people have 99+. On most quizzes/tests the teacher gives bonus questions, so you can get above 100% in the class. Many people have over 100 averages, and getting a 100 actually lowers their grade. Considering I'm below average but still have a 4.0 in Alg. II, is this good or bad?</p>

<p>I don't do well on tests btw.</p>

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<p>It doesn’t make a difference…IMO grades start to get pretty meaningless when it’s possible to have more than 100%.</p>

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<p>I think so, too. Really I read a lot here now when I am procrastinating on weeknights) and it seems like when you are the top of the top it’s not like a score will ever make you different, You could have an 800 and the kid with a 650 who does something different will get in over you. I have noticed this a LOT.</p>

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<p>as long as you have an a, what exactly is the problem? lol</p>

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<p>^ Class ranking</p>

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<p>Ooh you do class ranking? Dang…
I can relate though, I have a 98 in biochemistry and I got an 80 on the first quiz (4/5) and others just gave themselves a 5/5 since we were grading ourselves. I think I’m very candid. Now, there were two extra credit parts to our lab write-ups and the highest was a 19/15. I got a 17/15… Now people have 104% in that class while I have a 98. Not bad, but this extra credit stuff is crazy.</p>

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<p>Class ranking isn’t everything, though. If you have A’s and a 4.0, but a low rank, that will probably indicate to an admissions officer that something is wrong with the school’s policy.</p>

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<p>OP, does your school calculate GPA on a 100-point scale? Are you sure that a 94 would count differently in your class rank than a 100? At my school they’re both As and no distinction would be made.</p>

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<p>^ Yeah, it’s on a 100-point scale, but I still want to have the highest class ranking I can get. </p>

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<p>Isn’t that all the more reason to get the highest class ranking I can?</p>

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<p>Not necessarily…I think they’re trying to say the college would “blame” the school and not you if you had a low rank and a high GPA. But often a 4.0 with a low rank indicates grade inflation.</p>

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<p>That’s what I was thinking.</p>