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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With my older kid we sent him to the most competitive hs school he got into. He was very much into an EC (not for college reasons) but with his rigorous school work could never find enough time to spend on it. He got into a top 15 college and the race for competitive clubs and internships started as soon as he got there. He wanted to take tough STEM classes to explore but now his GPA is low and he is worried he won't get into a good grad school. My husband finally stepped in and told him to do as he pleases and use college to figure out who he is and to let go of the fear of his grades slipping. My son was always very adventurous and I feel this whole college race turned him into a risk averse individual. With our second kid, we sent her to a less rigorous school and she seems so much happier. I think as parents we also only learn from experience but I do feel very guilty for having put my older one through the process. [/quote]

Why is he worried about Grad school or even considering it?  Is he studying something like Biology that has bad outcomes with just a BS?

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