D's freshman grades dragging down GPA

A-san
Sun, 01 Oct 2006 13:52:09 +0000

It does effect the class rank too… and that’s been my question. How do they judge class rank if obviously the freshmen year through her off? I am also in the same boat, so any insight into this would be helpful.

I also have some disagreements with ctp’s argument, which is common. First of all, I dont think colleges should (do not know if they do) expect all students to have parents who will berate their child to get straight A’s, which is why many of them do get straight A’s. Some kids just have parents who don’t care. Secondly, if that is not the case, not every student “realizes” themselves and takes control of their future at the same time once they get into high school, and I dont see why top colleges should expect that. Shouldn’t the fact that they are on track now and for a few years, rather then in their middle school-freshmen year matter the most? Who knows, maybe its those who have an upward trend during their high school years that have the most momentum and carry it on throughout thier college years, while those who have been doing it all 12 years will burn out once they get into college.