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re: Grade inflation in high schools
Posted on 10/8/26 at 7:43 pm to Tigersfan
Posted on 10/8/26 at 7:43 pm to Tigersfan
quote:if I didn't move as a kid, I would have been top 4 in my (small) graduating class and I'm not smart. I graduated in the top 25% of my class (much tougher school) but I'm sure I was near the bottom of that. this sort of changed my entire worldview.
I find it a It’s a bigger problem when comparing grades from certain schools against others.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 7:45 pm to anc
There is so much frickery with high school grades that it is just sad. I had a family member, probably 6-7 years ago, who had D in math on her midterm report card. She said, "Oh, that's fine......it'll scale to a B."
Posted on 10/8/26 at 8:06 pm to anc
When I took the ACT they didn't allow calculators. If I recall, it was the last year of not allowing calculators, but from what I was told, the ACT is "different" today. First, if you take it 4 times now.. They use the highest score for each category. So lets say you take it the first time and you decide to focus just on math. You get your score back and you have a 19 in English, 21 in science, etc.. but score a 32 in math.. Then next time you take it you mostly focus on English and when you get the score back and you have a 20 in Math, 18 science a 33 in English.. You would then have a 32 in math, a 33 in English. Then the 3rd time you focus mostly on science and you score a 30 and not so great on the other subjects.. Well, it doesn't matter what you do that time, on math and English because you already have a score that's good enough to keep.
So then you go take it for the fourth time.. You already have a 32 in math, a 33 in English and a 30 in Science.. So whats next? Reading and writing maybe? If I recall writing took the most time so then the fourth time you can put most of you time into writing and reading and just fill in answers for English, math and science. If you score.. Lets say a 28 in both reading and writing then your ACT score would be 30.
Tell a HS kid today they have to take the ACT with no calculator and that their score will be the highest score based on the whole test, not the category and they would panic. I would have been able to score in the 30s if that was how they did it when I was in school. Now you see kids with 4.4 GPA and 33 ACT scores.. It looks good, but..
So then you go take it for the fourth time.. You already have a 32 in math, a 33 in English and a 30 in Science.. So whats next? Reading and writing maybe? If I recall writing took the most time so then the fourth time you can put most of you time into writing and reading and just fill in answers for English, math and science. If you score.. Lets say a 28 in both reading and writing then your ACT score would be 30.
Tell a HS kid today they have to take the ACT with no calculator and that their score will be the highest score based on the whole test, not the category and they would panic. I would have been able to score in the 30s if that was how they did it when I was in school. Now you see kids with 4.4 GPA and 33 ACT scores.. It looks good, but..
Posted on 10/8/26 at 8:07 pm to OweO
I took the ACT in the mid-90s to early 00s and a calculator wasn't necessary. It was designed that way.
Same as the math testing at LSU orientation
Same as the math testing at LSU orientation
Posted on 10/8/26 at 8:11 pm to LegendInMyMind
Part is shitty principals messing around with score so the schools "perform" better, they mess around with Leap too
Look at LSU and the drop out rate during the holistic approach to admissions and all you'll see is kids with 5.29 gpas that aren't prepared and don't know how to read, so they flunk out and run to the news
Look at LSU and the drop out rate during the holistic approach to admissions and all you'll see is kids with 5.29 gpas that aren't prepared and don't know how to read, so they flunk out and run to the news
Posted on 10/8/26 at 8:22 pm to StTiger
A 4.0 from BR High isn’t the same 4.0 from (say) Tara High.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 8:48 pm to TheWalrus
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My class rank wasn’t great, but I had a bunch of 4 or 5s on AP tests and nailed the ACT. Gave me a lot of good scholarship options.
if you’re white, your children will have to do significantly more than that to have 5% of the opportunity
Posted on 10/8/26 at 8:52 pm to anc
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She has a 28 ACT, and she has classmates with 16-18 ACTs peacocking around because they are in the top 30 taking easy schedules.
My HS valedictorian had a low 20s ACT. Uber nerd who took no hard classes. He had one goal and peaked early.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 8:54 pm to anc
quote:I don’t think my kids know a class rank nor know anyone that cares enough about it to “peacock”.
youngest is a high school senior. Works hard - things don't come as easy as they did for my oldest, but she has a 3.99 GPA. She made a high B one semester in an AP class. She just got her class rank back - 90th out of 390. She feels dumb. She has a 28 ACT, and she has classmates with 16-18 ACTs peacocking around because they are in the top 30 taking easy schedules.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 10:04 pm to tigeraddict
quote:Yep. HS GPA means nothing. SAT/ACT is where colleges start.
That is the reason they give an ACT/SAT test requirement. There is a difference in high school
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