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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When did mostly Bs become so terrible? At our rigorous private, Bs are respectable especially during COVID distance learning. It has been a rough ride for so many and so many had diminished learning growth.

I agree with PP who encouraged honesty about extenuating circumstances with death in family.

Good luck OP.  May your son find the best fit for him. There a some very good private schools in our area that do not have single digit admit rates and welcome different ability levels.[/quote]

Its a bit surprising a top private would take kids from public with B's.  Nothing wrong with it, but those are not particularly good grades, especially when publics were so watered down in virtual last year.  It was nearly impossible to get a B or C.[/quote]

Kid ended 7th grade with all As except one B in final grades. 8th grade term one 4 As, 2 Bs[/quote]

If your kid was doing Geometry in 7th or hard classes, I could get it but that's not very impressive given how painful virtual was last year.  You basically show up and get 50%[/quote]

Both my sons never received anything lower than an 'A' their entire time in public middle school.  Honors/highest level.  I thought it had to be grade inflation.

However, oldest scored in the top 1% of high school entrance exams and has not received anything lower than an 'A' at a tough private with APs./All honors.  Sophomore.  I now think maybe they are actually smart.  I used to downplay it and assumed all their classmates (especially when my kid didn't get into GT in elementary) were similar.  Turns out not to be true.  Many of those kids are now struggling.

Neither kid studies very much but have great memorization ability.

Grades aren't everything because some kids have the ability but just don't and won't do the work required.  My brother was like this. A consistent underachiever in school, but really bright guy.  IT drove my parents insane as he could barely keep his GPA at a level required for his athletic scholarship offers.[/quote]

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