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[quote=Anonymous]DS just completed junior year and the dust has settled on 2nd semester grades, unfortunately has 1 bad grade in a rigorous course.  DS is disappointed, because she has worked so hard earning only As and Bs throughout HS all with high rigor. He can’t re-take the class summer school for a better grade b/c it’s IB so he’s stuck with it as a D. In retrospect, I should have gotten more involved - I wrote to the teacher early on when I saw the grade nose dive, no response to date, so I should have requested a meeting. I also should have reached out to other parents of seniors to see if he could work with a student who took the course with this teacher for some tutoring.  DS said he spoke with the teacher more than any other teacher to work on the way he does the IB prompt for quizzes. It was a frustrating semester- I spoke with DD multiple times about this course and the teenager in him also miscalculated and kept saying to back off as he’s got it. To be honest, I’m not impressed with any teacher who completely ignores parents but that’s what happened.  DS works part time, and has strong ECs. SAT was not strong, he wants to retake in the Fall I suspect he will apply test- optional unless he increases his test score significantly.  He has secured a yes from 2 other teachers for his letter of recommendations. Anyone who has BTDT, does this 1 grade eliminate him from his chances of getting into certain schools? How can this 1 data point be successfully explained in an essay?  The class is not on his intended field of study but it stings. Thinking he will need more target and safeties on his list. TIA[/quote]

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