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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was so hard for my son to ask his teachers for a letter of recommendation.  [b]Kids who aren't stellar students don't even know who to ask [/b]and fear being rejected for the request.

[b]OP, if the kid didn't do well in your class, he probably won't get a better recommendation from a different teacher.[/b]  He is coming to you for a reason.  [/quote]

I say this kindly, but if the kid is a poor student why is he trying to get recommendations for college? It seems like an exercise in futility. He’s not going to get in. [/quote]

He has a 4.0 average and SAT scores are decent. But he’s not a standout in his school the way the super duper stellar kids are. He’s just like a lot of other good A students. Not a leader, but a solid student. So there were no obvious teachers to ask. What would they say? Student shows up for class turns in work and gets As on tests.[/quote]

What on earth? 4.0 is a not stellar student? How many schools are there around here where that puts him outside the top 10% of the class?  Any teacher should be able to write a decent letter for a kid like that. [/quote]

A 4.0 is a stellar student and they should be able to get a recommendation letter.  But top 10% with AP and honors bumps? Probably not.[/quote]

4.0 weighted or unweighted?  At our local high school (MCPS), according to the school profile, 12% of kids graduate with GPA's of 4.501 or above, and 26% graduate with GPA's of 4.01 - 4.5.  So, a kid with a 4.0 would be 62nd %ile.  Which is solid but not outstanding.

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