Zoom 2020 posted:Smoke, was your son’s B+ in his Junior year, meaning he didn’t have an A in Calculus to offset that? Seems kinda harsh to rule out a kid with one B+ if higher level math courses were A’s and he had stellar standardized test and subject test scores in math and science.
Yes it was second semester jr. year, after an A first semester. I actually think it was just an ez way for them to say no quickly. He bit off more than he could chew Jr. Year, taking both AP Physics 1 and 2. Spent all his time trying to nail that and his math grade suffered. Ended up getting As in AP Calc. But he will admit the other kids at his school that are going to MIT are stronger students than he is. He tried to get in their study groups and partner with them in labs because he knew he'd learn more. His native intelligence might not have been where they needed it to be but at least he was street smart enough to tag along with kids who he could learn from!