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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also went to sidwell and did so-so my first semester in college.  I had  3.0 and thought it was pretty bad, until i realized four years later most of my friends were way below me.  The only thing I was prepared for was taking final exams and being self-motivated to study and get extra writing help.  Ilearned quickly that science and math were not my areas, and was able to raise my gap to a 3.5 by graduation, which was enough for honors.  [/quote]

I posted on the other thread on this topic - I also went to Sidwell and did not do well my first semester at a top LAC.  Much of that was adjusting to college life, some of that was being unprepared for college level classes.  Once I figured it out I did well.

The other major factor at play is the peer group.  Most of the kids at these competitive colleges are used to being in at least the top quartile, and probably the top 10% of their class.  Simple math indicates that when you put them all in one place 50% of them will be below the median.  This can be eye opening for high achievers.[/quote]

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