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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This kid is a sophomore, right? Take a breath. A 3.3 isn’t awful. It’s not Harvard, but it’s not the end of the world. I wish patents would relax about this. I have one in college and one on the way, and our college process has been easy. Easy bc they applied to schools that were good fits. My older son had a more rigorous course load, but a 3.74 GPA overall and landed at a great Jesuit college that fits him beautifully. My younger son took a less rigorous course load and has a 3.91 avg. He will end up at a larger, more rah rah public school. Both fit each child.

There’s a college for everyone. The fear mongering, though, needs to stop. Maybe I’m just a parent who has realistic expectations or maybe I’m a parent who doesn’t need to keep up with the Joneses. I dunno[/quote]

THIS. Thank you. Can we please stop pretending that every kid needs a 4.0 and a 1600 on their SAT in order to be successful in life? Let's play this out--what if, in fact, your kid did need to go to a "third tier" school like Muhlenberg (gasp!)? Would their life be over? No. They would have a perfectly good college experience, explore their interests, and figure out a path that works for them. Yes, I understand there are parents who have high expectations for their kids or kids who have high expectations for themselves and consider it a failure if they don't go to Harvard or whatever. But for the vast majority, this is not the case. Let's all relax a tiny bit and maybe just focus on making sure our kids are happy.

FWIW, my sister in law went to Muhlenberg which she liked. She then went on to graduate school and now runs the entire east coast division of a large health insurance company. She's doing just fine.[/quote]

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