Anonymous
09/19/2025 00:46
Subject: Bs in all advanced classes, straight As in advanced CS, refuses regular for easy As — what’s the outlook here?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a lot of those type of kids in my AP math classes. Hard working, good, B/B+ students. They typically end up at Mason or JMU. Sometimes an out of state flagship.
That sounds terrible, you can get into those schools without taking an AP classes, in fact mason accepts everyone. WOW so this is why we need to do something about admissions too many students for the spots
Why? If you're a mediocre student with mediocre grades, you go to a mediocre school. Not everyone should be going to Yale, just because they believe themselves to be smart.
mediocre students get bs in advanced classes? so do failure students get As in normal classes? WILD!
Yes...we're talking about MIT and Princeton level schools, here. Your child isn't special for barely being able to get through APUSH.
ok thats fine lets say that no ivy league, but UVA or Vtech level are out of reach? people are saying thats a stretch? So they should be targeting GMU (90% acceptance) or JMU (76% acceptance?)
Correct. No way someone with those grades will get into UVA. Don’t know about VA Tech, but definitely can’t count on it.
Anonymous
09/19/2025 00:27
Subject: Bs in all advanced classes, straight As in advanced CS, refuses regular for easy As — what’s the outlook here?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a lot of those type of kids in my AP math classes. Hard working, good, B/B+ students. They typically end up at Mason or JMU. Sometimes an out of state flagship.
That sounds terrible, you can get into those schools without taking an AP classes, in fact mason accepts everyone. WOW so this is why we need to do something about admissions too many students for the spots
Why? If you're a mediocre student with mediocre grades, you go to a mediocre school. Not everyone should be going to Yale, just because they believe themselves to be smart.
mediocre students get bs in advanced classes? so do failure students get As in normal classes? WILD!
Yes...we're talking about MIT and Princeton level schools, here. Your child isn't special for barely being able to get through APUSH.
ok thats fine lets say that no ivy league, but UVA or Vtech level are out of reach? people are saying thats a stretch? So they should be targeting GMU (90% acceptance) or JMU (76% acceptance?)
There's definitely a middle ground, but state flagships are supposed to represent the best students in the state; not B students who are going to struggle in large, competitive classrooms.
Anonymous
09/19/2025 00:23
Subject: Bs in all advanced classes, straight As in advanced CS, refuses regular for easy As — what’s the outlook here?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a lot of those type of kids in my AP math classes. Hard working, good, B/B+ students. They typically end up at Mason or JMU. Sometimes an out of state flagship.
That sounds terrible, you can get into those schools without taking an AP classes, in fact mason accepts everyone. WOW so this is why we need to do something about admissions too many students for the spots
Why? If you're a mediocre student with mediocre grades, you go to a mediocre school. Not everyone should be going to Yale, just because they believe themselves to be smart.
mediocre students get bs in advanced classes? so do failure students get As in normal classes? WILD!
Yes...we're talking about MIT and Princeton level schools, here. Your child isn't special for barely being able to get through APUSH.
ok thats fine lets say that no ivy league, but UVA or Vtech level are out of reach? people are saying thats a stretch? So they should be targeting GMU (90% acceptance) or JMU (76% acceptance?)
Anonymous
09/19/2025 00:17
Subject: Bs in all advanced classes, straight As in advanced CS, refuses regular for easy As — what’s the outlook here?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a lot of those type of kids in my AP math classes. Hard working, good, B/B+ students. They typically end up at Mason or JMU. Sometimes an out of state flagship.
That sounds terrible, you can get into those schools without taking an AP classes, in fact mason accepts everyone. WOW so this is why we need to do something about admissions too many students for the spots
Why? If you're a mediocre student with mediocre grades, you go to a mediocre school. Not everyone should be going to Yale, just because they believe themselves to be smart.
mediocre students get bs in advanced classes? so do failure students get As in normal classes? WILD!
Yes...we're talking about MIT and Princeton level schools, here. Your child isn't special for barely being able to get through APUSH.
Anonymous
09/19/2025 00:12
Subject: Bs in all advanced classes, straight As in advanced CS, refuses regular for easy As — what’s the outlook here?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a lot of those type of kids in my AP math classes. Hard working, good, B/B+ students. They typically end up at Mason or JMU. Sometimes an out of state flagship.
That sounds terrible, you can get into those schools without taking an AP classes, in fact mason accepts everyone. WOW so this is why we need to do something about admissions too many students for the spots
Why? If you're a mediocre student with mediocre grades, you go to a mediocre school. Not everyone should be going to Yale, just because they believe themselves to be smart.
mediocre students get bs in advanced classes? so do failure students get As in normal classes? WILD!
Anonymous
09/19/2025 00:11
Subject: Bs in all advanced classes, straight As in advanced CS, refuses regular for easy As — what’s the outlook here?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a lot of those type of kids in my AP math classes. Hard working, good, B/B+ students. They typically end up at Mason or JMU. Sometimes an out of state flagship.
That sounds terrible, you can get into those schools without taking an AP classes, in fact mason accepts everyone. WOW so this is why we need to do something about admissions too many students for the spots
Why? If you're a mediocre student with mediocre grades, you go to a mediocre school. Not everyone should be going to Yale, just because they believe themselves to be smart.