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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An A in AB is better than a B in BC[/quote]

Internal counselor data from our high school shows differently, though that may because 1/3 of grads track into BC in either 11th or 12th. The kids who try BC and get a B or above do better than the kids who were on track for BC but chose to step down to AB. In other words had all As so it looks like they took the easier path. Every year T10s reject our top-gpa students with the easier rigor in favor of lower GPA(2-3 B+ or B) students with very top rigor. Parents sometimes seem surprised but counseling staff is rarely surprised. Of course years where the top-Gpa kids are also taking the highest rigor leads to the best admissions at elites. These kids are a slam dunk at T20s from our high school.

AOs can discern rigor quite well. Plus counselors and teachers advocate strongly in letters for the students who are self-motivated to push and challenge themselves with rigorous classes. Grade-obsessed high performers who do not care about challenging themselves and only care about As are obvious and the RLs from teachers find ways to express these concerns. [/quote]

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