What type of colleges do catholic high schools students land up in. Any real life data?
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EVERY Catholic school is different, just as every public school is different, and individual teachers often grade differently. My son's Catholic high school did not have many teachers who gave "participation" grades or did "coloring" projects. He took some honors and AP classes that were as challenging as any that kids in the public schools were taking.
I will say that the way my son's Catholic high school handled their grading was different than some....Instead of giving a grade on a 4.0 scale, they graded on a 100% scale. They still said 93 to 100 = A, 86-92 =B, and so on, whereas a student in the public school might have 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, however they would give midterm and final grades as numbers, not letters.
For example, a student at the Catholic school who got a 91 would be getting a B+ if letter grades were used, but they left it as 91, and didn't "convert" it to a B=3.0 when calculating overall GPA.
At graduation, the students had an overall average for all their classes, that might be more like 90.52, and that's what showed up on their transcripts that were sent to the colleges.
My son's high school guidance counselor said it was their experience that most colleges compared the numeric score to whatever public school grading scale was commonly used, and so the student in the example above was still considered an "A" student to most colleges, even though the high school had stricter grading standards.
I will say that the way my son's Catholic high school handled their grading was different than some....Instead of giving a grade on a 4.0 scale, they graded on a 100% scale. They still said 93 to 100 = A, 86-92 =B, and so on, whereas a student in the public school might have 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, however they would give midterm and final grades as numbers, not letters.
For example, a student at the Catholic school who got a 91 would be getting a B+ if letter grades were used, but they left it as 91, and didn't "convert" it to a B=3.0 when calculating overall GPA.
At graduation, the students had an overall average for all their classes, that might be more like 90.52, and that's what showed up on their transcripts that were sent to the colleges.
My son's high school guidance counselor said it was their experience that most colleges compared the numeric score to whatever public school grading scale was commonly used, and so the student in the example above was still considered an "A" student to most colleges, even though the high school had stricter grading standards.
Thanks for the reply. My main consern was, looks like catholic schools grading policies are extremely strict and at times I think they are even emphasising on non technical stuff.
Instances are some bio project for 9th grade, involved kids to write an index card for each pathogen and color the picture. Marks were taken off if students did not color. To me this does not actually sound high school level. I would expect more technical testing and quizzes on topics that challenges memory on such topics.
In a geometry class, there is grades for classroom participation, each student is asked to go to the board and write out problem question and then solve it. This is time waste and the teacher cannot complete even 4 problems in a section in class ( out of 40 per section). Rest are not even given for homework...only the easy ones are given for homework. There was a code red fire drill that happened during a Math class and for entire class points were taken off one whole grade for class room participation for that week..since their pref was not satisfactory...what is this got to do with Geometry grades?
Taking up every small thing on grades at high school level is not received well by the teacher or my student.
Ultimately a child's grade in black and white is what matters in college admission.. and I'm not sure if catholic school understands this. They either over emphasize on discipline and over sees the final impact on grades.
Of course needless to say, catholic school teach so much hard work and kids stand unique in their social behavior and discipline.
Instances are some bio project for 9th grade, involved kids to write an index card for each pathogen and color the picture. Marks were taken off if students did not color. To me this does not actually sound high school level. I would expect more technical testing and quizzes on topics that challenges memory on such topics.
In a geometry class, there is grades for classroom participation, each student is asked to go to the board and write out problem question and then solve it. This is time waste and the teacher cannot complete even 4 problems in a section in class ( out of 40 per section). Rest are not even given for homework...only the easy ones are given for homework. There was a code red fire drill that happened during a Math class and for entire class points were taken off one whole grade for class room participation for that week..since their pref was not satisfactory...what is this got to do with Geometry grades?
Taking up every small thing on grades at high school level is not received well by the teacher or my student.
Ultimately a child's grade in black and white is what matters in college admission.. and I'm not sure if catholic school understands this. They either over emphasize on discipline and over sees the final impact on grades.
Of course needless to say, catholic school teach so much hard work and kids stand unique in their social behavior and discipline.
It doesn't look like you finished your question, but I'm the parent of a catholic high school student who applied to 6 different colleges across the U.S. (large, midsized,
As far as I can tell, most colleges seem to appreciate the more disciplined students who come out of catholic high schools, but if the student doesn't take a solid "college-prep" curriculum, and get respectable grades, it won't matter whether they are in a public or parochial high school...they'll have a tougher time getting accepted and succeeding in college.
As far as I can tell, most colleges seem to appreciate the more disciplined students who come out of catholic high schools, but if the student doesn't take a solid "college-prep" curriculum, and get respectable grades, it won't matter whether they are in a public or parochial high school...they'll have a tougher time getting accepted and succeeding in college.
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