B Student in an A+ High School

GossamerWings
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:09:41 +0000

I don’t know…even with the higher SAT scores, you then could be considered a “slacker” who didn’t work to his potential.

My son is also at a top high school in our state, has about a 3.3 (that’s weighted) and 1350/1980 so far (took once, awaiting March scores). He’s a four year varsity athlete and has great ECs, but none of that stuff matters for the large public schools.

He definitely could have worked harder to bring his grades up, and I think that as he matures, he has realized that. But it may be too late for him to get into his dream school…