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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I've been told, the colleges don't care what you did in middle school.  So, stopping in tenth counts as less than stopping in 11th.[/quote]

In FCPS, if you take a foreign language (or higher level math) in 8th grade, it shows up on your HS transcript and counts in your GPA.  The colleges that get numerous applicants from FCPS all know this and they will count it as a year of high school language.[/quote]

Yes, I know that. And the colleges all offer placement exams. My point is different. For the kids aiming at more competitive programs, the real question is “did you take the best the school offers?” Which makes stopping in tenth the inferior choice.  That said, kids have to make choices and for some, extra science means more than extra language.

And as for eighth grade courses in the gpa: 1) the colleges can refigure gpa however they choose. 2) at least in Arlington the top students drop the middle schoool classes from the gpa because it brings down the gpa. Ymmv.[/quote]

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