How long would you stick with a C in honors?

Groundwork2022
Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:48:14 +0000

Lots of great tips to share with your son here:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/2026961-what-to-do-when-you-arent-doing-well-in-a-hs-class.html#latest

If he is a future STEM hopeful, I’d get him a tutor and see how that goes. If he is a non-STEM/humanities major, dropping a level is probably fine. That only helps if he has an idea of what he would like to study, and in 9th grade, that is by no means carved in stone.

Another consideration is how difficult is it to get back on the honors track once off of it? Physics may not be his cup of tea, but he might ace biology and/or chemistry. Guidelines vary by school, and you may want to know what they are before taking the leap.

Our HS would also bump down a C-student, but it is the end of the year grade that would determine that, not in-progress averages. Again, it may differ by HS.