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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is he retaking it with those high grades?[/quote]

He received a B and clearly knew the material.[/quote]

I feel truly sorry for your child. You need to get a grip on reality.[/quote]

DP. I personally wouldn’t let or make my child retake a class if there original grade was a B. But,To play devils advocate here, colleges are very competitive these days and every B hurts a child’s chances to get into the IVY’s. Maybe this B really effects the child’s chances?[/quote]
Not if it is just one or two Bs on the transcript.[b] My DC in a magnet program had 3 Bs on their transcript. Still got accepted to 3 ivies in 2020. [/b]They had such high overall academic strengths and high level of extracurricular involvement that a few Bs along the way didn't matter.

Another way to think about it is that if all you have going for you is your GPA, you aren't getting into Ivies anyway.

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I would love for you to talk to my magnet kid.  She has only one B, and has a very high level of extracurricular involvement but is convinced she won't get into anyplace other than UMdCP based on what she saw happen in the last couple of years to her friends applying.  Everyone she knows who got into Ivies either was a recruited athlete, a legacy, or was on the School Board.[/quote]

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