Is he aiming too high?

jsmom
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:10:34 +0000

He should be in the top 10% of his class. Unfortunately, his B’s are due to not doing the homework, etc. He generally does VERY well on tests. Last year he got a 100% on the Physics final but only a B+ in the class because he did not do the homework. He is very involved in extracurricular’s and excels at things that interest him and involve him. If he finds the homework to be busy work and he fully grasps the subject without having to do the homework, then he doesn’t bother. Thanks for the feedback above. I too think it’s important to find some “safeties” but before we begin our looking at schools I wondered if it’s even worth making visits to MIT, etc.