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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. DC is taking Calc BC right now after earning a B+ last year in math 4. Some of his friends are taking AB. DC actually said he was glad that he chose BC in spite of the class being harder. His AB friends have mostly complained about busywork/project that take a lot of time.[/quote]

Not OP. For the poster above, just wondering if the grades have become better in BC compared Math 4 for DC? Also, i am wondering how the top colleges view TJ  B+ grade?[/quote]

TJ parents should note that grade inflation is not as present at TJ vs. base schools.  College admission officers will for the most part compare students within TJ.  Also the same class at McLean or Madison doesn't have the same rigor as TJ's version.  For ex, AP Comp Sci at Madison aims to cover roughly 3/4s of the material that TJ's AP Comp Sci covers and in reality less.  [/quote]

What about other states? We have lived in several places and each region has several good schools and good students. When are we going to think out the box?  Its not just about TJ, Mclean, Madison, Langley. Stanford/Yale/Harvard/Caltech will all be looking at students from several different high schools through out the country not just Fairfax, it does not matter if you come out of TJ or some small school in Minnesota. BTW Minnesota is ranked high in education. Finally what matters is the student's dedication and effort to make it wherever he or she wants.[/quote]

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