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Originally posted by carnation
Not to mention, an A in some systems isn't equal to an A in others. An A in the city system in this town is far superior to an A in the county system..
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This is a good point. My HS had a crazy high grading scale - I don't remember all of the specifics but it was something like this:
98-100 A+
95-97 A
93-94 A-
91-92 B+
88-90 B
etc.
I was shocked when I got to college and 90 was an A- (good for my GPA though
) But I was even more surprised to find out that people that attended other public schools in the same state as me had completely different grading scales and standards.
Also, I was always "good" at school, and kept a high GPA in HS and college. My standardized test scores were always a little lower than I would expect based on how I performed in class, but generally above the national average. I'm not against them, but I am in favor of weighing various factors - not just the SAT or just a students GPA, etc.