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‘Grade inflation’ stymies college admissions (AP)

Josh Zalasky should be the kind of college applicant with little to worry about. The high school senior is taking three Advanced Placement courses. Outside the classroom, he is involved in mock trial and two Jewish youth groups and has a job with a restaurant chain. He is a National Merit semifinalist and scored in the top 3 percent of all students who take the ACT.