current and former 8th grader parents

Linda_S
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:32:07 +0000

but it sounds to me if a 9th grader is only taking Algebra I, isn’t that an academic deficiency? I thought top tier BS’s only accept students of exceptional aptitude who are very well prepared.

That is NOT true. It is not a negative to be “only” in A1 - even if the school offers Geometry for 9th graders. Math is something that all schools - even the “top tier” schools recognize that not everyone will excel at. I know more than one person who was accepted at a “top” school that was in A1 in 9th grade (and yes, Geo WAS offered at their school). The key was that they were going their personal best in that class.
If the schools all wanted 99%, A++ Math Wizzes, they could fill every spot with them. It would be worse to be in Geo and not applying yourself.