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Olymom · 07-03-2009, 08:05 PM

I read all fifty pages on the B student thread. Whew. It seems that there are some cheerful kids who are B students. They are compliant, great kids.

Then there are those (mostly male) who are very, very bright but not compliant with the minutiae and repetitive tasks of high school. My guy is one of those. He's 2100 SAT but 3.1 (and wilting) GPA and a rising senior. He does best when he is intrigued in class (one of those kids that can get a A in zippy honors chemistry and a C- in a math class with tons of mundane homework).

So, he might fit at a challenging school, but will definitely sink at a too easy place. What colleges are going to look past the GPA? I think he is happiest in a treed/lovely environment. Any suggestions? He says he'd like to be an author (but SAT writing was the lowest element).

07-03-2009, 08:05 PM	#1
Olymom Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 134	High SAT, Wilting GPA, Needs campus nature I read all fifty pages on the B student thread. Whew. It seems that there are some cheerful kids who are B students. They are compliant, great kids. Then there are those (mostly male) who are very, very bright but not compliant with the minutiae and repetitive tasks of high school. My guy is one of those. He's 2100 SAT but 3.1 (and wilting) GPA and a rising senior. He does best when he is intrigued in class (one of those kids that can get a A in zippy honors chemistry and a C- in a math class with tons of mundane homework). So, he might fit at a challenging school, but will definitely sink at a too easy place. What colleges are going to look past the GPA? I think he is happiest in a treed/lovely environment. Any suggestions? He says he'd like to be an author (but SAT writing was the lowest element).
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