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The point of going to a top 3 school is to get a demanding, rigorous  education.

If you’re not happy with it, switch to public or Maret or  field or someplace like that.

Was your child admitted early, like in kindergarten or elementary? Maybe it’s not the right fit.

Bs are one thing by getting multiple scores like 75 or 65 could be a sign your kid shouldn’t be of the school.

I tire The people who get their kids into super progress schools and then complain that they are too rigorous.[/quote]

OP here.  No, kid was admitted in 9th.  Has straight As (some version of them) so far but at such a high cost.  
The 65s and 75s are class averages.  My kids is above average but still below an A.  Will probably eek out As again with a little luck and an immense amount of work.  
But the stress getting to that point is so, so high and most peers are not getting As.  Playing this game is getting old.  Studying for hours and hours
and still getting a B or C on every exam because that is how things are written. When essay exams are graded so that the average is an 82 and only 2 kids get above a 90 (had one of these recently).  I guess I get it if a math exam an 82 average.  But why grade an essay exam to an 82? 
(when your entire cohort can write and has read ALL the material and discussed it in class for weeks, etc). 
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The problem is that you are expecting your kid to get a public school gpa, probably because he was in public school through eighth. Stop putting that pressure on him. It is fine to get As and Bs at a big three. Aiming for straight As at a big three is unrealistic and ridiculous for most kids. Get over that goal.[/quote]

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