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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It matters for the most selective schools. Other schools, not as much. Really depends on what colleges you’re looking at. [/quote]

His top choices are the big, popular state flagships - UVA, Chapel Hill, UCLA, Cal, Mich, Wisc.[/quote]

It'll be fine since the rest of the transcript is outstanding. And if he does well on APs and the math portion of the SAT/ACT, it will negate the B. Every college understands there's always that one teacher in high school that didn't get the memo about grade inflation and continues to grade old school.

However... highly selective private universities tend to be pretty familiar with how private schools and competitive public schools grade in the DC area. They know a 3.8 at NCS is very different than a 3.8 at Jackson Reed. And they adjust accordingly. The massive public schools like UCLA and Michigan aren't likely to be as discerning - because they get 100,000 plus applications and don't have the time or resources to do a deep dive dive into every app. So I'd throw some private school apps into the mix, since they are more likely to be familiar with your school.

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