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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Re: 07:59, no, 8th grade doesn't count as far as colleges are concerned (HS admission is another thing).  I've had 3 kids go to college, and all apps, including the Common App, only permit grade & extracurricular information from 9th-12th.

Yes, 9th grade does count; in fact, grades from that year end up being 1/3 of the GPA reported to colleges when it comes time to apply, because many apps (priority, early decision, etc.) are due before the end of the 1st quarter of 12th grade.  Usually you're only submitting the cumulative GPA from 9th, 10th and 11th grades.

9th grade is also important as far as prereqs for setting up the rest of the path through HS.  Be sure to plot out what the entire four years look like to make sure that your child will have room in his/her schedule, and the time and opportunity, to take what he/she wants/needs.  For instance, if child wants to take Calculus senior year, the mathematics path needs to be directed that way.

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your 8th grade math score goes on your permanent record in FCPS.
Also your foreign language grade
you could start off with a couple of C's in high school if not careful. [/quote]Are you saying that a C in 9th grade is a college deal breaker?  My niece had two Cs in 9th grade and started Princeton this fall.  Not maintaining a perfect GPA is not a deal breaker for college entrance.[/quote]

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