I bet it’s dropped quite a bit since then. Also, deferred is not denied. My husband is an NCSU grad and on some discussion boards he is in, there is speculation that the grades for these kids’ junior years are suspect and they are waiting to see 1st semester senior grades before deciding. For my D22, that’s just fine–her grades dipped, although not terribly, during Covid (her school was tough and kept to high standards) and she is back to her high achievement this year.
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I’m in S. Carolina so forgive the question but is the concern that Wake county kids are not getting accepted at an adequate rate? In 2016 it seems like they did quite well but that was a long time ago in acceptance world. Please let me know if I’m missing the point.
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There is a huge population growth in Wake County. Something like 100 new people a day.
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For public school at least, no. I am not sure for private.
For public they run as follows:
90-100-A
80-90- B
For AP and PLTW classes they are weighte as a 5
honors 4.5
I am not sure how IB classes are weighted. I am sure somebody in this forum could answer that.
IB is weighted the same as AP in Wake.
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I could add that a college class (at a community college or a college) is weighted as a 5 as well.
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Maybe this won’t ease your mind but your perspective intrigued me. I found a chart (below) which talks about the growth rate. It says ~62 people immigrate per day but you also have emigration and death so that number is not adjusted for departure. The main point which I hope helps is that the age group you are referring to is not increasing so while the population is growing, it is growing for 25+ and actually reduced <15.
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So you have to get 100 to get the 4.5 for honors? So anything 90 - 100 you get 4.5? I’m just trying to translate our states.
This is an interesting article. It’s a complicated issue–I would like my daughter admitted to NCSU. She would love to go. But the state’s priorities are elsewhere, and I can’t argue that the state is wrong. What is best for NC is to increase the enrollment of students who otherwise might not attend college. She’s a “typical” high achieving kid, hard-working, but not high-pressure. She has a part-time job in a restaurant, not an internship that is career-oriented. Due to Covid just about every program she wanted to attend was canceled or went virtual–and frankly, the virtual events were pretty lame.
One of the system’s larger universities, NC State, has seen an increase in students from Tier 1 and Tier 2 counties since it implemented more rural recruitment strategies as part of the systemwide plan, said Louis Hunt, senior vice provost of enrollment management and services at NC State. In Raleigh, admissions and enrollment officials are trying to build closer relationships with rural community colleges, which can be a direct pathway to four-year degrees, as students who get their associate’s degree from NC Community Colleges are granted automatic admission to NC State if they meet academic requirements, Hunt said."
Read the rest: Colleges and universities in red states prioritize rural student enrollment
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Correct 90-100= A 4.5 for honors 5 for IB AP DE. We do report the actual number grade, so they know. All colleges take grades and normalize them.
that’s an interesting stat and made me dig and came up with some more numbers.
163,404 students In Wake County public schools. 2021-2022. This does not include the number of new schools (charter, private)
16,347-homeschool 2021
157,584 students in Wake County public schools. 2015-2016 (does not include charter, private)
7,401-homeschool 2016
They have built many new schools in Wake County (both public, private, and chart)
and a few have caps.
I know and am glad you read that article. I wish I knew that for my son. However, my daughter now knows.
Covid had shut down so many things last year…and the restrictions really varied county by count on top of it.
11,892 seniors last year in WCPSS.
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does that number include private, charter and homeschool?
Homeschool had a huge increase I believe.
Oh okay I get what you are saying. My new mantra has been, “kids have to be in college to get accepted to college”. AP, dual enrollment etc have overtaken everything in the madness to get accepted to a “good” college. I think it is insanity and not healthy for most kids. I don’t understand why that is appealing to universities when a student comes in as sophomore and can then graduate in 3 years. What has happened to the traditional 4 year college experience that I would love as a do over. 
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I hear you. And all the private and charter schools in Wake county saw bumps in enrollment last year, so that number is likely higher.
Here’s a source rather than me just saying it: https://www.thetimesnews.com/story/news/2021/07/06/enrollment-soars-nc-home-schools-private-schools-and-charter-schools-amid-pandemic/7871070002/
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Sorry I didn’t spell it out Wake County Public School System- so public. There are a few private schools and Raleigh Charter. Most are pretty small- well in comparison to the public schools. The county lost about 3000 kids this year, but that is across K-12.
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I agree.
I have listed the first year classes required for Engineering. My son has already tested out of most of the classes except the gym class and economics class. Those are the only 2 classes left and he would be a sophmore. And yes he was deferred.
FIrst year classes for engineering:
1st semester:
- CH 101 – General Chemistry I (3 credits)
- CH 102 – General Chemistry Lab (1 credit)
- E 101 – Introduction to Engineering and Problem Solving (1 credit)
- E 115 – Introduction to Computing Environments (1 credit)
- ENG 101 or FLE 101 – Academic Writing and Research (4 credits)
- MA 141 – Calculus I (4 credits)*
- HESF 1xx – Health Exercise Fitness (1 credit)
2nd semester:
- E 102 – Engineering in the 21st Century (2 credits)
- PY 205 – Physics for Engineers and Scientists I (3 credits)
- PY 206 – Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Lab (1 credit)
- MA 241 – Calculus II (4 credits)
- EC 205 – Introduction to Economics (3 credits)
- 3 credit hours toward either the General Education Program or a major-specific requirement
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I know there are few more Thales Academy. And homeschool did increase but a lot on top of it. My kids go to TMSA and they just opened the high school 2 years ago. Trying to think of others…