Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 09:40     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our son gets a lot of B's in the 9th grade. Starting to worry. What schools have higher acceptance rates? He is at BCC and smart, but mainly B student now.... May change... Thx


Please don’t worry. There will be hundreds of great schools for a B or (gasp) even C student to chose from.



There are hundreds of schools, but are there hundreds of great schools to choose from?


Not if you have a Bethesda mentality.

Otherwise yes.

The irony here is that in the Bethesda public schools only a tiny fraction of the class goes to a top 25 school.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 09:38     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our son gets a lot of B's in the 9th grade. Starting to worry. What schools have higher acceptance rates? He is at BCC and smart, but mainly B student now.... May change... Thx


Please don’t worry. There will be hundreds of great schools for a B or (gasp) even C student to chose from.



There are hundreds of schools, but are there hundreds of great schools to choose from?


Not if you have a Bethesda mentality.

Otherwise yes.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 09:37     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Anonymous wrote:Despite what you read here my son got many b s and even a few c s from mcps. He had good college choices and is happy and succeeding there now.


+1
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 09:37     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Anonymous wrote:Oberlin


Not really.

https://www.oberlin.edu/admissions-and-aid/class-profile
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 08:47     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
My 3.35 student from a private HS (30 ACT) had plenty of choices. She got into Indiana University, Marquette, Loyola in Chicago, UMBC, American, UDel, Syracuse, Duquesne, and UVM. The three schools she did not get into that she applied to were University of Wisconsin, UMD, and Northeastern.

We were pleased.The 50-125 range in US News is a good starting point, I think. (Depending on what the standardized test scores end up being...)
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 08:40     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our son gets a lot of B's in the 9th grade. Starting to worry. What schools have higher acceptance rates? He is at BCC and smart, but mainly B student now.... May change... Thx


Please don’t worry. There will be hundreds of great schools for a B or (gasp) even C student to chose from.



There are hundreds of schools, but are there hundreds of great schools to choose from?


Why, oh why, is there so much hype about "the great schools"? Certainly, going to a high-caliber school has its advantages. But a student can get a decent college education at many hundreds of schools -- really, it will be more about what the student brings to their education: their effort and engagement in their schoolwork. I would like us to ratchet the pressure down. Completing an education, earning a living, having a happy life -- these are the goals I have in mind for my child. My child could achieve these things at Yale, or Towson, or MC.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 08:37     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
community college
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 08:34     Subject: Re:What schools do kids with B's go to?
What VA schools would you recommend for a kid with this profile? Can't afford and really have no interest in out of state.


In VA, too many Bs may keep you out of UVA and W&M, but everything else should be on the table if the weighted GPA is decent.

Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 08:29     Subject: Re:What schools do kids with B's go to?
Go to US News and look at everything not in the top 50, that is your list.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 08:24     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
What VA schools would you recommend for a kid with this profile? Can't afford and really have no interest in out of state.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 08:21     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our son gets a lot of B's in the 9th grade. Starting to worry. What schools have higher acceptance rates? He is at BCC and smart, but mainly B student now.... May change... Thx


Please don’t worry. There will be hundreds of great schools for a B or (gasp) even C student to chose from.



There are hundreds of schools, but are there hundreds of great schools to choose from?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 08:07     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Anonymous wrote:Despite what you read here my son got many b s and even a few c s from mcps. He had good college choices and is happy and succeeding there now.



Good to know! What were his choices?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 07:43     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Anonymous wrote:Oberlin


Very unlikely.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 07:31     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Despite what you read here my son got many b s and even a few c s from mcps. He had good college choices and is happy and succeeding there now.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2019 07:21     Subject: What schools do kids with B's go to?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:you have lots of time..but to ease you mind, buy a College Guide like Princeton Review"s best colleges. You will see that your child has lots of quality options. I suggest you stay off this site; it is toxic and skewed.


Best advice yet.


+1 mil.