New Study: Grade Inflation & College Admissions

(Inside Higher Ed.)  by Scott Jaschik.   Numerous studies have documented grade inflation in colleges. A study being released today shows that grades are going up in high schools — in ways that may raise issues for college admissions systems that rely on high school grade point averages. The study also shows that many schools — […]

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If grades are eliminated, what will grades-obsessed students do?

By Bob Collins |   An idea hatched by some private schools — including Blake in Minneapolis and Mounds Park Academy in St. Paul — may be about to revolutionize how your kids get into college, let alone how they approach their work in high school. They want to get rid of grades and course information […]

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High test scores, grades are key to getting into the Ivies.

(Chicago Tribune) By Gerald Bradshaw — Students constantly bombard me with this question — “How do I get into a top college?”  Most are asking about their chances of getting into the Ivy League, with Harvard, Yale and Princeton (HYP) being at the top of the list — sort of like caviar on a buffet […]

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