How important are rigorous classes for high profile MT schools?

toowonderful
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:40:18 +0000

@speezamom - you are correct vis a vis scholarships. As a HS AP teacher - my students are constantly struggling between rigor/gpa. It can be quite a balancing act, and I have seen students stressing about taking courses they want (band/choir, electives etc) b/c they are not weighted, and will “hurt” their class ranking, or overall gpa. That makes me crazy - kids should get to take classes they WANT to take. But it all just another layer of the game. The highest gpa - which could come from taking less rigorous classes, might mean $$ at school A. But not taking the most rigorous classes could keep you out of school B. Again, based on the schools mentioned by the OP (specifically Northwestern and NYU) rigor would be an important piece of the puzzle