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[quote=Anonymous]I think about this and my oldest is about to start middle school OP! I think you are smart to ask.

My parents didn’t know anything about college applications and admissions and it was a junior - my section lead in band - who told me freshman year that I needed a 4.0 GPA if I wanted to go to a competitive college. No one had ever told me that and it was a wake up call. I was used to getting As and Bs and feeling good about it as long as I did my best. I needed that kick in the bottom to make me take responsibility for tracking that all my assignments got in on time. That’s my biggest worry with my kids because we have “standards based grading” in elementary and they have not been motivated to do better than what I consider C+/B work that is the minimum needed to “meet” the standard.

You also need to talk to parents of older kids at your school to get advice on the best track for classes that build on each other like math. They will help you understand the nuances of schedules specific to your school. Do they need to take a summer school class to free up a spot during the year?

I’ve also learned that some programs or interest have insanely early application deadlines. You’d think living in an area where we register for daycare before we tell people we are pregnant and then register for summer camp in January would prepare me, but I constantly feel like I am failing my firstborn by not being “in the know”. When your kid hears about cool things older students are doing or a parent mentions a program or opportunity that might be good for your kid, write it down and follow up to research the requirements, cost and deadlines. [/quote]

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