Why are some schools so easy?!?!

dblazer
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:37:23 +0000

The weighting system is basically just for class rank (so kids in low classes aren’t ranked higher than those in AP because it’s easier). The amount if inflation/deflation really varies from school to school. The vast majority of schools are pretty easy (but then again, they don’t send many kids at all to top schools). Top colleges definitely recognize this if they have a history of sending a lot of kids to top schools which is usually the case. In a school like yours which they may be unfamiliar with, grade deflation may not be as obvious.