MIch elle Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I could have told you this with my limited knowledge of the high school to college admission process. http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2013/08/31/the-trouble-with-grade-inflation-works/tL6am7MEz56f3PA2MD7I3I/story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Fascinating article -- though kind of depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Discouraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabanana1992 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 How did the authors conclude which schools inflated grades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 The puzzling part to me is that my readings indicate that in undergraduate admissions, schools look at class rank over GPA when at all possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Candid, I don't think the article talks about undergrad admissions. It talks about graduate school and the job market. My son told me something similar -- employers just couldn't resist that lovely 4.0, even if they knew the employee was not the best candidate for the job. I imagine that somewhere down the line, that becomes less important. I'll have to ask him how it looks now that he's been employed several years. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Candid, I don't think the article talks about undergrad admissions. It talks about graduate school and the job market. My son told me something similar -- employers just couldn't resist that lovely 4.0, even if they knew the employee was not the best candidate for the job. I imagine that somewhere down the line, that becomes less important. I'll have to ask him how it looks now that he's been employed several years. Julie Yes, I saw that too. That is what is puzzling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 My son's uni refuses to even look at US transcripts, saying they are "worthless indicators" due to uneven standards and grade inflation. He had the choice of submitting either the SAT or ACT and then either a certain number of AP exam results or SAT subject tests. It's kind of sad that the EU has figured it out and the US hasn't. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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