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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If this is Virginia, lots of kids can have [b]UVA[/b] VTech and GMU already locked up. Public Us don't really care about Cs on the mid-year report of admitted students.[/quote]

UVA would definitely rescind an offer if senior grades are downward trending. It shows immaturity and a lack of discipline. VTech would, as well, especially if accepted to the engineering department.[/quote]

NP here. Good God, "downward trending"? OP said this is a slide from As to Bs, not As to flunking or Cs/Ds. And don't muddy the waters, PP. OP's DD is not in VT engineering or UVA yet--I think OP's real anger is that DD hasn't been fast enough about college applications and isn't as enthusiastic about being straight-As as OP wants.

It's frightening that one set of Bs is making so many adults so crazed on this thread. Yes, the DD needs to take responsibility and bring her grades back up but nowhere have I seen OP come back here and say OP actually talked with DD about WHY this happened and what they can do together to work on it. OP angrily cites "senioritis" and brushes off earlier posters who suggest looking into whether something else is going on with OP's DD beyond academics. But OP only seems to come back wanting support for being angry at DD. So, OP, have you and DD talked with the counselors at the high school who handle college stuff, to see how disastrous this is -- or isn't? Have you talked with your DD --without anger and judgement -- about whether this is really pure senior slackness or whether she slacked because she's just so tired of being pushed? Maybe something changed in these classes themselves? Or would you rather just be angry with her?[/quote]

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