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sigmagirl2000 · #1 05-20-2014, 06:51 PM

Honors ≠ AP. One cannot take 90% AP classes throughout high school as one can only get credit for the same course once, and I am assuming that the OP had to take more than one year of English, etc.

I'm curious about that GPA and remaining in that level of courses. When my accelerated students are getting C's, I generally recommend they move down to a more appropriate level of rigor.

clemsongirl · #2 05-20-2014, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmagirl2000

Honors ≠ AP. One cannot take 90% AP classes throughout high school as one can only get credit for the same course once, and I am assuming that the OP had to take more than one year of English, etc.

I'm curious about that GPA and remaining in that level of courses. When my accelerated students are getting C's, I generally recommend they move down to a more appropriate level of rigor.

This times a million. I got a 78 in Honors Geometry freshman year of high school for a variety of reasons, but the end result was that I stayed in the next level down of difficulty for the rest of high school. I would much rather get As and Bs in lower-level courses than struggle in more challenging ones. While it doesn't look good to take all general-level courses solely for the sake of getting high grades/GPA/what have you, the converse isn't much better.

MaryPoppins · #3 05-20-2014, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by clemsongirl

This times a million. I got a 78 in Honors Geometry freshman year of high school for a variety of reasons, but the end result was that I stayed in the next level down of difficulty for the rest of high school. I would much rather get As and Bs in lower-level courses than struggle in more challenging ones. While it doesn't look good to take all general-level courses solely for the sake of getting high grades/GPA/what have you, the converse isn't much better.

Amen! I transferred into a nationally ranked magnet school as an OOS Sophomore from a private school. A=4.4, B=3.3, C=2.2, D=1.1, you had to maintain a 2.25 to remain enrolled. My parents wondered where my mostly A/ occasional B average went.