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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, SJC and a lot of private schools seem to be reality checks for parents who think their kids are exceptional but are really not.

The school isn’t holding anyone back, they’re placing them where they need to be. They’re blocked from classes bc they’re not good enough.

Go to public school where you can harangue the school and get your kids into the classes u want them to get into.  Did families really think their kid could get into any class they want in private school bc they pay tuition and their kid is a “hard worker”?
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My kid can't move their GPA b/c they are required to take scripture and they are not a Scholar.
So Scripture is not an honors class year and pulls down weighted GPA each year - even though every year gets an "A" in the course[/quote]

I don’t think the scripture requirement was a secret. If u wanted ur kid to get scholar treatment, why would you put them in a school where they are not a scholar?

Move them to a school where it will be easier to get good a high GPA.

I don’t think private schools are marketing themselves as places where it easy easy to get high GPAs.[/quote]

The point is that is isn’t easy to get a high GPA not because you don’t have the chops but because you are blocked. APs are APs no matter where you take them…public or private. They are the great equalizer which is why colleges value them over honors chases. It is an apples to apples comparison no matter where you go to school. But if you are blocked from taking the number of APs you need the way you are at SJC, you will not stand out among public or private schools despite your hard work. My son got 5’s on both of the national AP exams that SJC allowed him to take. He’s got what it takes to succeed in the right circumstances.  [/quote]

Your kid can self-study for APs during the school year or over the summer. When life (or SJC) throws you a curveball, you need to figure out a new plan. This does not mean giving up and dropping out - it means taking classes online or at local privates during the summer. Be sure to get the classes pre-approved by SJC so they will show up on the official transcript. That’s what we did and it all worked out. [/quote]

I find this comment frankly bizarre.  Somehow you are fine that SJC blocked your kid from just taking the class at SJC, even though I gather your kid did well in an online class and did well on the AP test?

Wouldn't you throw that into SJC's face as proof their existing policies are wrong?[/quote]

Why are SJC's exisiting policies wrong? Because you and a couple of other PPs don't like them? SJC is a private school. Their policies are well laid out in the handbook. Nobody is forcing you or anybody else to send their kid there. If public school folks are looking at private highschools, I HIGHLY recommend mapping out a 4 year plan for your kid based on electives/requirements/etc. And just because they have all As in a public school doesn't mean they are going to automatically get placed into honors classes. Be realistic about their abilities and realize that you are not going to be able to "talk" them into higher level classes at any of these schools.

If you decide maximizing APs is your goal, you should send your kid to a public. Because of religion requirements, that knocks out a chance to take an AP class for ALL kids. If you have a kid who wants to do art, or choir, or music, that knocks out another class that could be filled with an AP. Scholars kids also have a required senior seminar that means one less chance to take an AP class. [/quote]

I am one of the posters “critical” of SJC policy and I agree with a lot of what you said. SJC is just not a good fit for a lot of regular good students that would really shine elsewhere. That is why it is important for the parents of those particular kids to understand truthfully what their kid’s transcript will look like compared to transcripts within SJC scholars and at other area schools. That is the where the competition is for the college seats. There is no room for error at SJC and it is a rigid path with few options for those (outside of scholars and athletes) who are just good solid students who would be allowed to be rockstars somewhere else. That being said, this is my first time in the college process. The posts here aren’t meant so much to be critical of SJC but more factual so parents of the “regular” SJC kids know what they are up against and can make the educated choices they want to make for their kid’s futures. Not everyone wants a top school or a southern state school.  Those people might be ok with a college that has a high acceptance rate and they might prioritize the Catholic experience. That’s fine!  Not everyone wants the same thing. Those people are going to be happy at SJC.  it just isn’t the best school for a certain subset of very good students who want competitive but not Ivy level schools. Those kids will fall through the cracks and not get the classes they deserve to shine. That’s all.  I hope this dicsussion helps those parents of those kids understand. The parents who are happy, I’m glad you’re happy. And whatever points you make are also valuable to the discussion. [/quote]

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