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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just saw the post about dropping in rigor. In our school, a lot of kids are tutored to stay in the rigorous course. Couple years ago, a kid was asked to drop down a level but the family threatened to sue the school to keep him in the class (the parents told us!).

Is the motive for parents to keep their DCs challenged? Or are they concerned about falling out of running for the most selective colleges?

Is it better for get A in the less rigorous class or B in the more rigorous track when it comes to college admissions?[/quote]

If you're struggling as a student in the top rigor classes, what makes you think a rigorous t20 college would be a good fit?   In spite of what you read on here about the hardest part about a top college is getting admitted, that is not the case.   It is a very rigorous academic environment.[/quote]

This! If your kid is not top school material why not target schools that are more appropriate.

My kid is super smart, probably top of class in STEM, but she knows MIT would chew her up and spit her out so she is applying to schools that are better fits.[/quote]
How does she know that? Has she taken MIT OCW calc 1 or physics 1 and found it incomprehensible?[/quote]
And even then, MIT students get various tutoring resources and opportunities to connect with faculty and tas to improve. This idea that people going to these colleges just inherently are better and don’t have access to some of the best academic resources around is pretty stunning and an uneducated take. If you’re around average stats, you’re qualified to attend and can learn from there.[/quote]

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