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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Potomac publishes a list of 11th grade grades on the college advising sheet. Cs and Ds are not common. The accelerated math track is challenging; outside support or a switch to regular math might help the situation. Is your child meeting with the teacher during free periods to get guidance? They are available if your child seeks help! As to your question about competing with 4.0+ gpas elsewhere, the colleges receive a summary of the school and its rigor, and can properly compare gpas. It sounds like the accelerated math is causing a lot of pain and stress—I’d talk to the teacher and your child to see if a switch would help.  The kids who switch out of accelerated seem to cruise through the regular math with more success and less stress![/quote]

I have seen that school profile and I think the last couple of year's classes are just really outstanding and also that by junior year, many of them have learned better how to meet the expectations, so grades generally go up. OP: I have a sophomore who struggles greatly to get Cs and sometimes low Bs, so I feel your frustration. One or two of the parents who I feel comfortable talking to have expressed similar frustrations. Though I know some of DC's good friends do get better grades. I have talked to the various contacts at school and they have very little to say about it. Unfortunately, in our case, I think DC has been peggged as a C student, so has to stretch even further than others to get the B or B+. Let's face it, in order to have students at the top, there have to be students at the bottom and I very much think they decide fairly on which students fit where and there is very little chance to be seen as otherwise. I wish I could give you more, other than to say that  your DC is not alone in the frustration or the less than stellar grades.[/quote]

[b]1. &gt;$41K tuition 
2. Bad grades or trying to get great grades - need outside tutoring services
3. May still need outside college counseling services 
4. No AP classes in Potomac and other DC private schools in the future (cannot graduate from UVA and other great state schools in 3 yea[/b]rs) 
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Then what are the benefits of going to private school??     [/quote]

My kid is exactly what you described above at Potomac school.  Not only we pay tuition, DC requires constant tutoring services and not taking any AP classes.  DC grade at Potomac is below 3.0 and he might not get accepted into UVA.  But you know what, it is OK by me.  DC could have gone to Mclean HS and got straight A with AP classes but my wife and I want DC to be at Potomac school and struggle.  Eventually DC will figure it out, or maybe not and that is fine too.  I think the way Potomac school educates the student is second to none.   Potomac school definitely prepares its students for college.  I would not trade DC low GPA at Potomac over 5.0 GPA at Mclean HS.

https://www.prepreview.com/school/potomac-school-review-brown-university-500
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