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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP--can you please explain more?  This is troubling for those of us who are considering the school.  Being counseled out for simple "moderate academic issues" seems extreme and makes me pause. But please don't drop a bomb and walk away--more information is needed.[/quote]

OP here-son has no behaviroal issues at all but unfortunately is doing quite badly in 2 classes: one which would not be required at many other schools and one which is a core class.[/quote]

Well, for the core class, it’s tutors; maybe even a summer program w the new school. If the other is something religious, that’s great news and you could use it excuse the other thing — felt pressured, felt unwelcome, felt unscientific. I don’t know but lots of ways to spin it [/quote]

If you have ever taken a high school theology class at a rigorous school, you would realize your spin makes no sense in context. "We were discussing [Aristotle and Aquinas][ethics][the foundations of the Hebrew bible][the parable as a teaching tool], and it was too pressured, unwelcome, and unscientific." At most rigorous high schools, theology is a very difficult class, so OP might consider a tutor. The reading can be heavy and quite advanced for most freshmen, but getting to a point of being able to handle the material will show growth and really help your son apply complex reading comprehension and analysis skills in other classes. (I don't know if this is how Prep's courses are, but this is our experience).

But, the reality, OP is that a lot of colleges will not consider this grade much if it is poor, particularly because so few applicants will have taken the class, so they will mostly analyze the universal core courses.[/quote]

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