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[quote=Anonymous]Like many PPs, I really hope that OP is a troll.  On the off chance they aren’t:

OP, what do you think a T10 would do if they admitted him and then caught him cheating, which he would probably need to do because he didn’t put in the work in HS to learn the material and earn the grade.  Do you think an expulsion from a T10 is more prestigious than impressing a prof at a state U or LAC with what he actually knows?  Stop focusing on status and focus on the actual learning.  FWIW, my kids also went to a competitive magnet (not TJ), so I understand the pressure involved.  Maybe you need to stop pushing for a T10 and talk to a counselor about dropping down a level in one of his courses next semester or replacing an elective with a study hall.  Burnout is real.

Easing his course load may or may not affect his chances for a T10, but even if he has successfully cheated his way to straight A’s, there is no guaranteed track to a T10.  From what I’ve been able to gather, being a top student just qualifies you to be in the pool of top students and then it probably comes down to chance, unless your child is truly remarkable (winner of the Regeneron Science Competition, Olympic medalist, Oscar winner, Greta Thunberg, etc), in which case they’ll probably overlook a B.

I hope he has a successful future, but I think a T10, while it might be nice, is basically irrelevant.  I think it’s far more important that he (and you) reevaluate your priorities.  Did you ever even stop and consider whether a school outside the T10, might actually give him a better experience?  There are lots of successful people who don’t go to a T10, and lots of T10 students who aren’t particularly successful. [/quote]

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