How does everyone have a 4.0...

kwu
Wed, 21 May 2008 18:43:11 +0000

Innervisions, what the SAT fails to account for are those students from wealthier backgrounds or from families who are willing to sacrifice the resources for prep courses.

Well, there seems to be a strong correlation between GPA and SAT scores at my high school, anyway.

Those people with GPAs between 3.2 and 3.7 have anywhere between a 2000 and a 2200, 3.8+ between 2200 and 2300, and 3.9+ 2300+. So, it works, I suppose. I myself had a 3.7 and a 2150. Then again, my high school has an unorthodox grading system and neither ranks nor offers AP courses.

I just find myself flinching whenever I hear friends from other high schools complaining about 95s.

Also, this:

my school is extremely stupid and easy…