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[quote=Anonymous]My kid is on the academically accelerated path and will have three years of HS-level foreign language + two years of HS-level math by the end of middle school.

DC recently received a B in foreign language and is devastated that they will never get into college now because their HS GPA will be lower &lt;eyeroll&gt;. I'm not particularly worried, but also unclear what the implications are.

Can a MCPS HS parent please explain to me how taking HS classes in middle school *really* effects high school GPA? I get a different answer from every teacher/counselor at our middle school that I discuss it with. I know that every child who receives a passing grade on a HS class in MS will get *HS credit* for taking that course. However, in terms of GPA I've been variously told that...

1) Foreign language HS courses taught in MS are only optionally counted towards HS GPA, but HS math classes taught in MS always count

2) Students can "choose" whether to have MS grades for HS courses counted towards their HS GPA

3) The MS grade for HS courses will only be counted towards the HS GPA if it improves the GPA, which is calculated by the school

Which is it? And if it's #3, when is this decided - at some point their senior year when they start applying to colleges?
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