Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:20     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid has no Bs of any sort but has some A minuses at a top private high school (Big3) and did not get into an ED ranked around 30 despite an otherwise very strong application. So colleges seem to want all As without the minuses.

When I threw a brown egg at the wall it cracked, so things that are brown must break easily.


Dude, I'm just sharing my kid's experience. No need make fun of me.

Okay, "dude".
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:20     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
My high school and college both considered an A (worth 4.0) to be 89.5+.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:20     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid has no Bs of any sort but has some A minuses at a top private high school (Big3) and did not get into an ED ranked around 30 despite an otherwise very strong application. So colleges seem to want all As without the minuses.

When I threw a brown egg at the wall it cracked, so things that are brown must break easily.


Dude, I'm just sharing my kid's experience. No need make fun of me.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:18     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
Anonymous wrote:I recently discovered that when my kids say someone has "straight As," it means that the student does not have any Bs or Cs (or Ds or Fs obviously), but a student with all "A-"s would still consider themselves a "straight A student." I always thought a "straight A" student had a 4.0 UW. Am I in the minority here?


4.0 UW average.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:18     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
Why are you stuck with a middle school mind, OP.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:18     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
Anonymous wrote:My kid has no Bs of any sort but has some A minuses at a top private high school (Big3) and did not get into an ED ranked around 30 despite an otherwise very strong application. So colleges seem to want all As without the minuses.

When I threw a brown egg at the wall it cracked, so things that are brown must break easily.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:17     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
Anonymous wrote:To me, straight As = 4.0 gpa, unweighted.


4.0 = straight As

Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:14     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
My kid has no Bs of any sort but has some A minuses at a top private high school (Big3) and did not get into an ED ranked around 30 despite an otherwise very strong application. So colleges seem to want all As without the minuses.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:14     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
To me, straight As = 4.0 gpa, unweighted.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:12     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
Anonymous wrote:I consider it just As and A+s (if the school has them), no A-s.


This. My kid has A and A- grades and I've never considered that straight As. An A- is calculated as a 3.7.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:09     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
I would consider it having the highest possible grade across the board... A or A+ if you have those. A- wouldn't count.

Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:08     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
I consider it just As and A+s (if the school has them), no A-s.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:08     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
You're saying that an A isn't an A if there's a negative sign after it, even if the capital letter is the same?

You're not being logical, OP.

Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:06     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
Anonymous wrote:I recently discovered that when my kids say someone has "straight As," it means that the student does not have any Bs or Cs (or Ds or Fs obviously), but a student with all "A-"s would still consider themselves a "straight A student." I always thought a "straight A" student had a 4.0 UW. Am I in the minority here?

I think the vast majority of students with A-s would also have some As and I would consider a mix of As and A-s straight As.

It doesn't really matter, though.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2024 18:04     Subject: What does "straight As" mean to you?
I recently discovered that when my kids say someone has "straight As," it means that the student does not have any Bs or Cs (or Ds or Fs obviously), but a student with all "A-"s would still consider themselves a "straight A student." I always thought a "straight A" student had a 4.0 UW. Am I in the minority here?