re: UGA continues to improve admissions standards

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You're comparing APS with Forsyth and North Fulton. That's a night and day difference. Forsyth and North Fulton don't have to cheat to have high scores.

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And the APS teachers didnt fix grades, they changed standardized test answers

Unfortunately, because all of the in-state scholarships I'm in line for, I'll probably be attending UGA Law School. As much as I hate UGA, I can't pass up the Scholarship money that I'm in line for. UGA has a beautiful campus and no student debt so I can't complain

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If you qualify for Hope, you are more than likely going to qualify for college in Georgia. only reason they wouldnt, is if their test scores were abysmal

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I assume you mean "a college in Georgia" and not "The University of Georgia". Because the latter is demonstrably false.

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There's more too it than just homework. I've taught some AP classes before and those classes are pretty tough.

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AP is different, but lets not act like the majority of grading in schools isn't based upon homework and the vast majority of homework is essentially copying out of a book. Ill never forget the look of one young girls face when told homework would no longer be graded. She says while crying, "How am I going to get an A now"

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I assume you mean "a college in Georgia" and not "The University of Georgia". Because the latter is demonstrably false.

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you shouldnt really need to assume since it was stated

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AP is different, but lets not act like the majority of grading in schools is based upon homework and the vast majority of homework is essentially copying out of a book. Ill never forget the look of one young girls face when told homework would no longer be graded. She says while crying, "How am I going to get an A now"

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Well, you're not going to get those 4.## gps without the AP classes

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Well, you're not going to get those 4.## gps without the AP classes

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agreed on the 4+ part but the rant was about high gpa vs high score testing. That is what I was referring to, despite the small snippet I quoted

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And the APS teachers didnt fix grades, they changed standardized test answers

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Actually, now they're being investigated for grade changing

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One would think, if they are willing to change the standardized test answers, then they'd have no problem changing the grades for students.

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Where you went to college may not make you special but it does have benefits in the job market.

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Only through networking. Living in Ga you will certainly get the skew since there are most likely more UGA grads or fans here.

A miss state grad with the same degree and GPA can beat out a UGA grad merely because of their interviewing skills or networking. (A specialized field is the exception). There are way too many new grads that feel entitled that they are special when in fact they are not. "You got your checkmark. Good job."

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The way the mizz fan asked his question made it seem like he thought that if you were eligible for hope, you can just get into to any state college you want. Like "oh, I have a 3.3, now I automatically get a free ride to Emory". I was just saying that all HOPE stuff is secondary to actually getting into the school.

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In short, if you are accepted in to UGA, unless there are EXTREME circumstances or you're an athlete, you qualify for HOPE. It's definitely not like Texas where if you finish in the top 10% of your graduating class, you are already accepted in to UT Austin.