<p>We did the same with all three – requiring Bs or better-- of our kids. Based on their high school stats and SATs, we felt comfortable with this. We also specified that it depended upon the department, level of the course, and how active each kid is in college activities. Child #1 was always a focused, intellectual, hard working student even at a top Ivy and this was never a worry. Child #2 was in a narrowly focused, specific artsie program at a top university but required to take liberal arts requirements – and we worried about this. Think there might’ve been one C but kid was up front with us and not close-mouthed, uncommunicative like in high school – this type of open communication was more important to us than all the B’s in the world – and we now have wonderful relationship with this kid. We worried a lot about child #3 who was top student in high school but loves socializing – child just completed soph year at college and are pleasantly surprised about great grades and heavy involvement in campus life. This talk about grades and no
C’s or D’s has worked well for us – but there’s been no talk about specific
GPA or Dean’s List.</p>