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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a messed up game they have to play, or they pay the price for it. My kids have switched if the teacher is not good, or a hard grader, even if they'd prefer the class theoretically. Having a C on transcript would have too much of an impact and create huge amounts of stress.[/quote]

A C screws you for T30.[/quote]

So shoot for T75. So much less stress. And honestly, the education is going to be just as good. [/quote]

Will T75 take a student with a C?? I don’t think so… top 75 schools are still selective. [/quote]

My DD is in at several T75’s with a C (APWorld). With excellent merit. So yes, they will. [/quote]

Actually 2 C’s. She struggled with precalc that semester too. [/quote]

Might be harder at a 25-40 ranked school, but I know kids who have still gotten into those with Cs.  50-75+ it is quite easy to get in with a few Cs.

My own 1500/3.95UW/9 AP kid got into 2 ranked 30-45 and 3 more ranked 50-65 and they had a B- (which was really a C+ but the teacher knew my kid and rounded from 79.4999 to give them the B-). Got good merit at 3 of those schools as well (and the other 2 don't typically give much merit and we didn't file FAFSA)[/quote]

I am loving these stories.  They give me honest hope. So thank you.  Can you share names of colleges?[/quote]

This was all for engineering/CS

University of Rochester and CWRU (Top merit award with automatic consideration available).

WPI, Univ of Washington, Northeastern (NUIn), Co School of mines

My kid was ED1 deferred then rejected at a T10 and WL at Tufts (they didn't see the B-, never asked for a sem 1 transcript).  Had 3 other safeties/likelies (one was a guarnatee---have a certain GPA and you will be admitted) they got into as well

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