BS in 3 years of language classes (not good with languages), AP chem as a junior, calc BC as a senior. Lots of APs. STEM major but not engineering. In at VT, UMD and Purdue last year.

Got into UMD EA with no scholarship. 2 Bs. 17 AP or IB courses including senior year.

Anonymous wrote:For all those who got into Purdue, Virginia Tech, UMD, how many Bs your child got(mechanical/aeronautical bound)?

Can certainly have some Bs. It’s not a deal-breaker and it will only get easier as we head over the demographic cliff.

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Anonymous wrote:Semester grade Bs or year end Bs? Both are on the transcript and several semester B+s were As or A-s by the end of the year.

What gets submitted to college is final grade for each year. Semester grades are not reported except for Senior Mid year GPA and Grades after Q2

Not true. I have had kids at 3 different DC-area private schools. Every semester grade and final year end grade is reported on the transcript. So schools see 3 grades for each class: S1, S2, Final grade. Maybe some schools do it the way you are describing, but it is not the norm at all. That would be crazy grade inflation if only year end grades were on the transcript. No wonder people some public school parents say their kids have never received a B.

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Anonymous wrote:Semester grade Bs or year end Bs? Both are on the transcript and several semester B+s were As or A-s by the end of the year.

What gets submitted to college is final grade for each year. Semester grades are not reported except for Senior Mid year GPA and Grades after Q2

Not true for MCPS, in part because they have classes that are only one semester.

zero. College Park. TO applicant. And based on other candidates from her high school, we were told it definitely mattered

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Anonymous wrote:Semester grade Bs or year end Bs? Both are on the transcript and several semester B+s were As or A-s by the end of the year.

What gets submitted to college is final grade for each year. Semester grades are not reported except for Senior Mid year GPA and Grades after Q2

I don’t think our school does this. Each semester has its own grade, final exam, and GPA. Cumulative GPA is made up of all the semester grades

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Anonymous wrote:It’s too easy to get As now if you have to ask how many Bs you can have to get into a public university.

+1

We need to bring back the old bell curve where C's where the most common grade and A's were reserved for the truly exceptional.

How is that good? Your kids would get C's and D's.

Not mine (35 ACT). But if C's were the most common grade given, kids wouldn't live in fear of one B ruining their future like they do now. It isn't healthy, nor are kids receiving honest feedback on their performance.

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on the HS and depends on what classes the Bs are in.

What this PP said

Depends on which high school, what classes, and when

Agreed.

For my kid, all As...in at VT and UMD (in-state) for engineering. At this public high school, VT is a safety for those with reasonably good grades.

Kid's friend who got at least one C was rejected from UMD engineering but accepted to VT engineering.

UMD > VT for eng (and CS). I know of a magnet kid from MCPS who got rejected to UMD for eng but in at Purdue. I think for MCPS kids, Purdue is easier to get into than UMD for Eng and CS.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s too easy to get As now if you have to ask how many Bs you can have to get into a public university.

+1

We need to bring back the old bell curve where C's where the most common grade and A's were reserved for the truly exceptional.

How is that good? Your kids would get C's and D's.

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on the HS and depends on what classes the Bs are in.

What this PP said

Depends on which high school, what classes, and when

Agreed.

For my kid, all As...in at VT and UMD (in-state) for engineering. At this public high school, VT is a safety for those with reasonably good grades.

Kid's friend who got at least one C was rejected from UMD engineering but accepted to VT engineering.

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the HS and depends on what classes the Bs are in.

What this PP said

Depends on which high school, what classes, and when

Half a dozen B's - at TJ in STEM subjects.

High SAT.

Declined from UMD, UVA. In at VT, Purdue.

Anonymous wrote:Semester grade Bs or year end Bs? Both are on the transcript and several semester B+s were As or A-s by the end of the year.

What gets submitted to college is final grade for each year. Semester grades are not reported except for Senior Mid year GPA and Grades after Q2

My DS got a B every year of high school. In at UMD. OOS. Strong SAT, rigorous high school.