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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter attended public school for middle school and truly thrived there. She is now at a private high school, and the academic rigor is significantly higher, more homework, much more challenging coursework, and far greater expectations overall.

Many of her friends who remained at our local public high school earned unweighted 4.0 GPAs their first quarter. My daughter earned a 3.6 unweighted. While I know that is still a strong GPA, I can’t help but feel anxious when I think about how competitive college admissions have become and where she’ll be 3.5 years from now.

I’m confident that had she stayed at our local school, she very likely would have earned a 4.0 as well. She took six HS classes in middle school and earned straight A’s throughout. That comparison has led me to worry that we may have made the wrong decision by moving her to private school for high school.

At the same time, I can clearly see the value of where she is now. The school is doing an excellent job preparing her for college. The rigor is intentional. They are teaching her how to learn, developing study skills, strategies, and academic independence that will serve her well longterm. Some of her classes already feel college-level, and I can see how much she is growing because of it.

That said, we will likely need to rely on some merit-based aid to help close the financial gap for college, and she has already expressed interest in honors programs and more competitive academic tracks. That reality adds another layer of pressure and uncertainty.

I’m trying to balance what I know is good for long-term development with very real concerns about GPA, merit aid, and college admissions and I find myself wondering what the right path forward really is.

Anyone else going through internal angst? Parents of older private HS kids, how did you feel about your child’s college results in context of their public school peers?

Thank you!![/quote]

Admissions offices know the difference.  Carry on. [/quote]

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