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If you got an A in the class and a 1 on the test (completely possible, I know some people lol), then that puts the class/school's grading system into perspective.
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<p>^^Been there done that ;)</p>
<p>Seriously, though...you guys aren't giving enough credit to the students themselves. For example, I come from a pretty crappy high school. However, it is the best available in the area. Almost all of the students in AP classes make As or Bs, but almost none of the students make 4s or 5s on AP tests. So our grades are grossly inflated, right? </p>
<p>Yes, they definately are. But, coming from a bad school, I believe that the administration thinks that even stepping up the the AP plate is worth rewarding. I didn't find my AP classes much more challenging than the other classes as a whole. </p>
<p>It's important to remember that regional admissions directors know that schools like mine exist. More importantly, they generally know which schools have these kinds of inflated GPAs.</p>
<p>I'll be the first to say that our teachers are, for the most part, not even qualified to teach AP classes. Therefore, it is not fair to penalize the students for taking the hardest classes available to them (not just in the school, but in the area) and not doing well on the AP exams. Because the AP exams are standardized nationally, and any school is on average ranked much higher than this school, a 2 on an AP test is the norm in this school and students shoot for a 2 or above.</p>
<p>So, you guys think that a 5=A, 4=B, etc? Well, if that was the case at this school, there would be 1 A, 2 Bs, a ridiculous number of Cs, Ds, and Fs. But, if the material for the entire AP test isn't covered (which it isn't), the teachers can only grade on what is covered. Perhaps we understand everything that is covered amazingly, but we only cover 1/3-1/2 of the AP material. </p>
<p>Sorry for the rant...</p>