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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you can survive one or two Cs.  I honestly think most of the information on this thread is incorrect.  My child attends one of the "Big 3" private schools, and students with A- averages (a combo of As and high Bs) are admitted to Ivys. One or two Cs early on won't matter either.  If you have gone through a very difficult school with mostly As and B+ grades and have taken good classes, you are most certainly Ivy material.  Whether you get in or not then depends on how interesting you are to the committee -- essays, interests, leadership, experiences -- and that is the part you can't control.    Alumni connections definitely help .[/quote]

I kind of think you're overstating the group that is eligible for an Ivy.  A student with mostly As and B+ grades in good classes, but without legacy/recruited athlete/URM status is not necessarily Ivy material -- maybe, but also maybe not.  When schools have admission rates going from 7 - 12%, there's a high margin of error and sometimes kids are just on the other side of the margin, so to speak.

Bottom line, there are tons of good colleges and the kids will have lots of good choices.[/quote]

I am ghe previous poster, and I completely agree with your clarification.  There is so much more involved than just grades.  I just meant to say that one or two Cs is not necessarily disqualifying. And yes, lots of good colleges out there.[/quote]

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