What does "straight As" mean to you?

[Anonymous]

I recently discovered that when my kids say someone has "straight As," it means that the student does not have any Bs or Cs (or Ds or Fs obviously), but a student with all "A-"s would still consider themselves a "straight A student." I always thought a "straight A" student had a 4.0 UW. Am I in the minority here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recently discovered that when my kids say someone has "straight As," it means that the student does not have any Bs or Cs (or Ds or Fs obviously), but a student with all "A-"s would still consider themselves a "straight A student." I always thought a "straight A" student had a 4.0 UW. Am I in the minority here?

I think the vast majority of students with A-s would also have some As and I would consider a mix of As and A-s straight As.

It doesn't really matter, though.

[Anonymous]

You're saying that an A isn't an A if there's a negative sign after it, even if the capital letter is the same?

You're not being logical, OP.

[Anonymous]

I consider it just As and A+s (if the school has them), no A-s.

[Anonymous]

I would consider it having the highest possible grade across the board... A or A+ if you have those. A- wouldn't count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I consider it just As and A+s (if the school has them), no A-s.

This. My kid has A and A- grades and I've never considered that straight As. An A- is calculated as a 3.7.

[Anonymous]

To me, straight As = 4.0 gpa, unweighted.

[Anonymous]

My kid has no Bs of any sort but has some A minuses at a top private high school (Big3) and did not get into an ED ranked around 30 despite an otherwise very strong application. So colleges seem to want all As without the minuses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To me, straight As = 4.0 gpa, unweighted.

4.0 = straight As

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid has no Bs of any sort but has some A minuses at a top private high school (Big3) and did not get into an ED ranked around 30 despite an otherwise very strong application. So colleges seem to want all As without the minuses.

When I threw a brown egg at the wall it cracked, so things that are brown must break easily.

[Anonymous]

Why are you stuck with a middle school mind, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recently discovered that when my kids say someone has "straight As," it means that the student does not have any Bs or Cs (or Ds or Fs obviously), but a student with all "A-"s would still consider themselves a "straight A student." I always thought a "straight A" student had a 4.0 UW. Am I in the minority here?

4.0 UW average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid has no Bs of any sort but has some A minuses at a top private high school (Big3) and did not get into an ED ranked around 30 despite an otherwise very strong application. So colleges seem to want all As without the minuses.

When I threw a brown egg at the wall it cracked, so things that are brown must break easily.

Dude, I'm just sharing my kid's experience. No need make fun of me.

[Anonymous]

My high school and college both considered an A (worth 4.0) to be 89.5+.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid has no Bs of any sort but has some A minuses at a top private high school (Big3) and did not get into an ED ranked around 30 despite an otherwise very strong application. So colleges seem to want all As without the minuses.

When I threw a brown egg at the wall it cracked, so things that are brown must break easily.

Dude, I'm just sharing my kid's experience. No need make fun of me.

Okay, "dude".