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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If only other parents would share that their kids struggle after getting GPAs in HS above 4.0, maybe parents would wake up and smell the coffee. The HS grades are based on practices that don’t exist in college. I’m talking about about retakes[b]. If your kid’s high grades come from retakes, make sure you understand that this won’t be happening in college.[/b] Plus most college classes have midterms and finals. If your kid has never had them, they will need to seek out help to learn how to study. Public schools are not really preparing kids for college. They just like to brag about their high graduation rate. [/quote]

This is very important for them to understand. There may be the odd instructor who allows retakes/resubmissions (I am an adjunct at a regional university and I allow them in the intro class I teach and I know of a handful of others at a nearby T20 school who do), but this practice is definitely not the norm. It can be a rude awakening for students who are coming from high schools where this is a standard practice.[/quote]

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