Washington Post article

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Actually only 2 yrs ago because so many students were not getting accepted from the Fairfax area they changed the system. NoVA was on a 7 pt scale and 4.5 w, whereas outside of that it was 10 pt. Thus Fairfax changed to 10 pt, and PW followed shortly after.

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<p>Sounds like where I went to HS needs to change to the 10 point scale, too. They’re still on a 6 pt scale. What was NoVA’s weighting like beforehand?</p>

<p>My point was that, based on what I’ve seen and experienced, a 3.99 with NoVA’s weighting and grading scale (now, anyway) is easier to earn than a 3.99 where I went to HS. </p>

<p>I didn’t mean to say the grades were watered down. I know that that is far from the truth. The high schools in my area aren’t competitive really, but the HS I went to was pretty competitive. Maybe not NoVA competitive, but still. (I know at a certain VA high school event, it was always my school v. TJ getting awards. Haha)</p>

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In the end of the day each college wants diversity and that doesn’t only come from different counties. different skin colors, different majors, but also from Outside the State. Diversity is good.

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<p>^ Very true.</p>