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[quote=Anonymous]DC is in a highly competitive math/science middle school magnet, and has had mostly As, some Bs, and this year, a C in math for the first quarter.  It is looking as if DC will likewise get a C this quarter (due to missed homework, which has me steamed at him beyond belief, but that's another story).  DC is very bright but somewhat lazy and about as disorganized and forgetful as your average middle-schooler.

Certain classes (math, foreign language) that DC is taking now, in middle school, will count for high school credit and therefore appear on DC's high school transcript in all of their glory (or not).

We have a tutor and will help him work to bring up the grade during the second half of the year.  But the first half of the year shows a C in this class.

Is this the death knell for admission to good schools?  Or if his other transcript grades are As and Bs, and if he brings this grade up in the second half of the year, is he still on track to be admitted to reputable colleges?

(I will add that it pisses me off that MCPS has in place a system wherein middle schoolers - in some cases, [b]11 year olds in [u]sixth grade [/u][/b]- are doing work and earning grades that will follow them for the duration of their school careers vis-a-vis grades, because developmentally speaking, they should be "practicing" for high school during this time.  But, that's a rant for another post.[/quote]

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