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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a lot of those type of kids in my AP math classes. Hard working, good, B/B+ students. They typically end up at Mason or JMU. Sometimes an out of state flagship.[/quote]

That sounds terrible, you can get into those schools without taking an AP classes, in fact mason accepts everyone. WOW so this is why we need to do something about admissions too many students for the spots[/quote]
Why? If you're a mediocre student with mediocre grades, you go to a mediocre school. Not everyone should be going to Yale, just because they believe themselves to be smart.[/quote]

[b]mediocre students get bs in advanced classes? [/b]so do failure students get As in normal classes? WILD![/quote]
Yes...we're talking about MIT and Princeton level schools, here. Your child isn't special for barely being able to get through APUSH.[/quote]

ok thats fine lets say that no ivy league, but UVA or Vtech level are out of reach? people are saying thats a stretch? So they should be targeting GMU (90% acceptance) or JMU (76% acceptance?)

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Acceptance rates do not drive how much a child will learn in college.

Interest and self-discipline have a lot to do with it.  The reason better grades matter so much is that your child is behind peers in terms of motivation and self-discipline so far.  I do read that boys have spotter records than girls in early high school.

In my circles, I knew a kid with a grades pattern like this.  He went to Delaware for Engineering and dropped out. After course correcting, he will be starting at another 4 year college this fall.

I agree that some state flagships could work.  Also smaller Engineering and STEM-focused schools that might be more motivational environments.[/quote]

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