We can’t tell you how many parents mention the GPAs of their children during free consultations. Notwithstanding that our free consultations are designed expressly to answer questions about our services — and not to discuss the specifics of a student’s case for admission — a GPA, in and of itself, …
During the pandemic, some high schools opted to switch from their typical grading systems to pass / fail grading systems. Who needs grades, right? Everyone is a winner! You’re a winner. You’re a winner. You. And you. And you over there. You’re a winner, too. And, yes, even you in …
Students and parents often ask us if it is better, from the standpoint of highly selective colleges, to get an ‘A’ in a non-honors course or a ‘B’ in an honors course. We understand that honors courses can be challenging. And we understand that it is more difficult to get …
We’ve written before that the best predictor for academic success once at college is…drum roll please…one’s high school grades. It’s not one’s SAT or ACT scores. It’s not their SAT Subject Test scores. It’s not their letters of recommendation or their choice of deodorant. Did anyone really think one’s choice …
