<p>Consider the following:</p>
<p>A kid was in the 10% of his or her high school class. The kid considers himself/herself to be very bright.</p>
<p>But now the kid goes off to college, and everyone who was admitted to that college has almost the same exact gpa’s and SAT scores.</p>
<p>Now, the kid is no longer in the top 10%, but simply one of thousands of roughly equal ability. </p>
<p>In such a case, her usual “A” grades will be harder to come by.</p>
<p>Further, it could well be that the particular high school a kid went to might not really have been that great, so the kid who was getting “A” grades in high school might well get a rude awakening when competing with “real” “A” students. I am not saying that is your daughter’s situation (I obviously have no idea), but for some at least, it will be.</p>
<p>In any case, it is only one test. College is a marathon, not a sprint. I got into graduate programs at Michigan and Georgetown, and believe me, I received a lot of “C” grades while in college.</p>