<p>HImom, don’t fret. My S was in the same boat along with many at his school. It is ridiculously competitive with no grade inflation. The teachers take immense pride in how hard they grade. Average SAT for his class was 1380, and there were 57 NMF and commended students. I was worried that it would be a problem not only for my son, but for everyone else not in the top 10%. We just got the stats with college admissions and scholarships offered and it was amazing. For 215 students there were over $12,000,000.00 in scholarships offered, and the places kids were accepted to was mighty impressive. </p>
<p>In other words, colleges DO take note of the highschool that your child attends. The admissions stats even debunked the top 10% rule at UT Austin, 47 kids were accepted. My faith in the college admission process went up considerably (after a very nervous sr. year).</p>