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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both of my public school kids go to T20 colleges. They each had a few Bs - mostly in Spanish which they started in middle school. Those Spanish grades from 7th and 8th grade do count though. But I don't think those Bs mattered. A B in Calculus or AP English would have mattered a lot more.

But selective colleges know the difference in grading between a public high school and NCS for example. With the amount of retesting that's allowed in public schools - not to mention they way they curve quarter grades - it's not hard to get straight As. My kids had it down to a science. They knew exactly what they needed to do each quarter to get an A for the semester. They'd roll with 4 As and 3 Bs in the first quarter; and then they'd switch their focuses. They'd make sure those three Bs became As in the second quarter, while not stressing too much about maintaining As in the other classes. In a public school quarterly system, A + B = A for the semester. It doesn't take a genius to get straight As in public school. Just some efficient time management.[/quote]

Not all public schools are like MCPS or FCPS. My kid in public school has had to fight for every A.  Zero retests. The cohort of students is very competitive. The teachers grade hard.  If you get outside of the DMV, many public schools in affluent suburbs are very good. [/quote]

Same here. Massachusetts public school. [/quote]

I’m completely shocked when I read what DMV parents experience in their public schools.

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