<p>I like to know about BS grade distribution.
My just started as a III form boarder. She used to be a straight A student
in the middle school. Today I was surprsed at her first grades of the progess report.
It is only a montn after the semester started. But she got C in Algebr II Honor class,
B in Arts and Seminar class, and As in English, Spanish.</p>
<p>I am worried because she'd have received straight As if she were in public school.
When she apply to college later, I am afriad that she might have difficulties due to
the tough grades.</p>
<p>I'd apprecaite if'd share your thought or experiences.</p>
<p>When she applies to colleges, your school will provide a listing of courses and the grade distribution for each course. Her grades will be evaluated by how well she did relative to her classmates and the relative difficulty of her courses as well as the general perception of her school. Ask to see SMS School Profile that will be provided to colleges. The SMS College Guidance office should have this.</p>
<p>Thats ok!
Dont worry. Everyone has an adjustment period.
Im pretty sure she will do a lot better.
My grades weren't so hot either. But Im pretty sure Ill make high honers next period.
That goes for my friends as well.
It takes some time getting used to.</p>
<p>Straight As in public school is a whole different story than boarding school. Very few students get straight As in the top tier boarding schools.</p>
<p>i think it would be natural for her to get bad grades at first. a new environment, new people, new teachers, she needs an adjustment period. i'm pretty sure that she'll raise them up before the next report.</p>
<p>ok my last post felt too self-centered asiany</p>
<p>as a freshman in any high school, it is usually expected of the student to do not-so-stellar in their first year, especially their first quarter. as long as your daughter shows improvement and doesn't slip up majorly in the course of the next four years, i hardly doubt colleges will take a second look at that first quarter. instead, they'll look at following years, because you may start off not-so-well, but can you finish like a star?</p>
<p>For bright students, it can be a real shock to move from a setting in which they're the top of the class, to a school filled with bright classmates. The colleges know how to weigh grades from elite boarding schools. Her class rank, and her performance on standardized tests, will be more important than her grade point average. </p>
<p>Consider, also, that had your daughter stayed in the public system, she would still face this period of adjustment. In college.</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments.
She is actually recoevring her confidence. When I spoke to her last night on the phone, she was bargging that she got A from physics class. After she discussed with her advisor and math teacher, she feels much better and confident. The advisor and the teacher are so nice. She found that the reason she did not do well on the math was that she made a several easy mistakes. Yes, she needed an adjustment period, which I did not know. Hopefully she does better from next test. They give a test almost eceryweek on every subject, and I hope she has plenty chance to make up.
Thank you very much for your comments and info.</p>
<p>Re: Boarding School grade distribution; when we visited the admissions office at
St. Mark's School a couple of years ago, we were given a breakdown of all the subjects and the distribution of grades. It was really surprising. For a few subjects, there were no A+ grades given, or even an A given all year. This seemed pretty harsh. Personally, I thought maybe this reflected more poorly on the teachers (& perhaps the administration) than the students.</p>
<p>erkybk - My S has the same situation like your D. He was a straight A student at 9th grade, math, science and latin are his best subject, english and history are little bit weak. But last night, he called me, very upset about his interims. He got C at his strong subject and better grade for english and history. I think it's quite a shock for him (for me also, I was expecting bad news for english and history .....).</p>
<p>I called the advisor this morning and still waiting for his call back. But one thing I'm very concern about is his confidence.</p>
<p>I went to the school this evening and justcame back home. I had a conference with her advisor. My D;s grades were good for other subject. She got A in Englsih, Spanish, Physics, and she got B+ in arts and seminar. My concern was math class. And I spoke to the advisor and the math teacher, I feel better now since I understand the situatation. She is in Algebra II Honor class and she is the only III form(9th garde) student. Her grade is actually B, but she got C grade in the last test. </p>
<p>We had a long discussion with the advisor regarding the garde, I cannot explan everythinh here because it was a really long discussion. We started from why we sent her to BS instead of public school. They showed me the college tpast two year's matriculation data, and I was kinda convinced. About 50% of them went to top schools including 10% IVY. basically they tried to convince me tht the toug grade does not
hurt college admission since they send the garde distribution to the college to how how the grade is tough. They have been doing that for many decades. </p>
<p>Of course not all of the teachers are great. I am sure that some of them are noy very good teachers. Actually I am an eduator in College(not in high school) and I have to say that good students know how to study and they work hard whoever the teacher is. </p>
<p>About teh confidence, yes it is very important to be confident. For last couple of days, I worked hard to restore her confidence. I aked her advisor and math teacher to do something to help her out. I appreciate their help. The advisor had a good discussion with her and the math teacher went over the class notes and the past exams for an hour with her. When I met her this evening t the school, she was preety sure about what was wrong. She feel smuch better now and she knows how to prepare for the test.
I was relieved and I feel better ater the discusson with her advisor and teacher</p>
<p>By the way, I was impressed by their art performance tonight. My D s=looked wonderful in the orchestra team, and the performance was so great. </p>
<h1>arling, </h1>
<p>I suggest you to do the same thing on your Son's school parent day. You and your S will feel much beter.</p>
<p>Another point in better BS, there are many kids who used to be straight A grade students and the curriculum is very rigorous, and basically the lass is much more competitive thn public school. </p>
<p>It will be necessary to let kids know that the class is much more competitive an it is a lot more difficult to get A and make them work hard. at the same time, they should'nt feel bad or be depressed because of the different grades from those they get used to. That way, they do not lose confidence and challenge to the higher goal. </p>
<p>To educate kids in a tough ay and let them prepare for tougher life at college and
their career. That is first point of BS education princple. I heard that kids who went to BS are 70% more successful in their career than others.</p>
<p>Teachers, students, and Parents have to work to gether to keep them up!.</p>
<p>By the way, the garde distribution is more or less same in any good BS. I asked them and they showed me the grade distribution statistics of good BS. All of the BS always compare everything with their benchmark schools. </p>
<p>BS grade is generally a lot toughe than public school. and the competition is much more
severe.</p>