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[quote=Anonymous]Our child is new to Potomac's ninth grade this year.  He/she is liking it socially, but has been frustrated by lower-than-expected grades, particularly in math and science.  Our son/daughter was placed into the advanced classes and had done very well in these subjects previously.  However, despite studying a great deal, he/she is routinely receiving B's, C's, and even D's on tests.  Based upon what our child overhears and classmates' disappointed expressions, these types of grades don't seem to be that uncommon, and it doesn't seem that the school grades tests on a curve even if many students received C's or D's.

Has this been the experience of other upper school parents?  DC came from a rigorous school so we don't think it's a case of Potomac being significantly harder than the previous school.

We probably should have researched this earlier, but have learned that the school also does not give grade boosts for honors courses.  We are becoming concerned that college options may be limited when compared to the public school students who have 4.6 GPAs.

We know that Potomac has a great record of college placement but are beginning to wonder if this is perhaps only for the students with perfect 4.0 GPAs.  Our child is becoming more and more frustrated, saying that he/she can't study any harder.  Moreover, he/she is losing interest in subjects that he/she had enjoyed before.

Is this commonplace, or is this a unique experience?  We are worried.[/quote]

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