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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not at a top private.  I know many kids who are attending with Bs from a DC Big3 school.  [/quote]

You say this like “top privates” are more rigorous or something. They aren’t. [/quote]

Sorry but yes they are. No retesting like in public. Work is harder than things I saw in college and zero room for error.
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The "retesting" policy in our FCPS public is that some (not all) teachers will allow one retake on a test (not on quizzes which often comprise more of the grade) and the maximum grade you can get is a B- on the retake, even if you got 100%--so the chance of it resulting in an A in the class is very, very low.  So it's more about preventing failing than getting into selective colleges.  My kid who has had some B's in classes has never had a retake.  Work level is very high in some courses,
 
 My kids were in private in our prior state and in public now.  In private, I thought there was quite a bit more "hand-holding" even though it was a top school.  High standards and no official retakes, but lots of very helpful study guides etc.  The sophistication is well-scaffolded.[/quote]

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