Question for the parents after reading B+ thread

hudsonvalley51
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:15:30 +0000

I have known B+ students with 1450/1600 SATs and B+ students with 950/1600 SATs (CR & M only). The SAT score has little to nothing to do as to whether a kid is a B+ student, meaning unweighted GPA, for admissions purposes.

There are also B+'s and B+'s. Did you earn your B+ by working diligently and putting in a 120% effort or did you earn your B+ doing as little work as possible and relying on native intelligence? Did you earn your B+ at a highly grade inflated school or at a hyper-competitive magnet high school? Did you earn your B+ taking Honors and AP courses or did you earn your B+ taking basic college prep courses (Regents-level in NYS)?

We CCers spend and awful lot of time comparing kiwis to coconuts.

The original poster appears to be an A- student based on the grades cited. The test scores may confirm that she or he is a late bloomer. Regardless, the OP – all other factors considered – appears to be a candidate for a top college or university.