@UCBUSCalum I don’t know about that. I decided in high school, for quality of life and to give me more time to work as a theatre tech with local companies that if I could get at least a “B” and never do homework then that was what I would do lol. I still got into UC Berkeley and every college I applied to. I can’t say I’d make a different choice today and just opt for a less competitive college for myself. It was worth it! Cal doesn’t have room for kids like that now. Maybe we were all just shlubs back in the day lol.
I did better by my kids in making sure they were in appropriate schooling situations along the way but I still am amazed at how much more devoted to school they are and how that doesn’t translate to getting into any school they want these days.