<p>marite, I would agree with you. That is the situation in the case of the private school my sons have attended; although it is a very new school, the profile sent to colleges includes facts which put “lesser grades” in context, and yield results similar to what MomofaKnight is reporting. And not to shift the discussion too far into a new direction, but students at the school report that their parents are FAR more stressed about grades and the college admissions process than they are.</p>