<p>I am curious to know what makes a B+ student...well, a B+ student. I am in the top 10% of my class of 450 but just barely...maybe around rank 30, I'm not sure...it's a competitive public tri-state area high school but still. The thing is, I think I am an "A" student - my GPA is probably around 3.8 on a 4.0 scale, but freshman year I had about 1/2 A's, 1/2 B's, with one C+. Sophomore year I had 5 A's and 2 B's. Junior year I had all A's. Senior year I have so far I hope all A's except one B in BC Calculus (knock on wood). My SATs are very good, 2350, and my SAT IIs are 2 800s and one 730. So am I a B+ student, or an A student? If I really am a B+ student I need to reevaluate my college list dramatically, and it's getting down to the wire.....I'm getting very worried after my mom showed me that thread.</p>
<p>I'm not a parent, but I've read the whole thread, and somewhere in there it said that the only way for someone with a 3.8 to be a B+ student was for them to BOMB their SAT/ACT. Since you have a 2350, you are not a B+ student.</p>
<p>I'd characterize you as an A student--if your SATs were lower, then an A- student.</p>
<p>(Also not a parent who nevertheless follows the B+ student thread.)</p>
<p>Well, they kicked my S out of the B+ thread with a 93.4/100 hs GPA (uw) and much lower SATs than yours. And just one student below the top 10%.</p>
<p>So I think you can count yourself out of that cohort.</p>
<p>B+ parent here! </p>
<p>Normally, an A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B=3.0, etc.</p>
<p>With a 3.8 you are an A (or maybe an A-) student. If you are taking a lot of honors and AP courses, and that 3.8 is unweighted (sounds like it is), I would consider you an A student. Especially since your grades are rising as you go thru school, and more recent (Jr/Sr) grades are usually more heavily considered than freshman grades. And your SAT scores must put you in the top 1% of the country - those are A scores.</p>
<p>You are doing very well and should be proud of your accomplishments. You do not need the B+ thread.</p>
<p>edit - JMMom, a 93 is on the border between A- and A. So no, your son is not a B+ student.</p>
<p>For the purpose of the B plus thread, I would define the B plus student as the student who gets good but not excellent grades. The student who is not realistically applying to the most selective colleges BUT still aiming for competitive institutions. I don't think the OP of the thread intended it to be a literal GPA.</p>
<p>A professor told me decades ago that no matter the class an A student "gets it" or does the work to get it every time without fail, while a B+ student also usually gets it, but at times when they don't get it they don't always makes the effort for a variety of reasons.</p>
<p>Muffy, actually you said it better than all my numbers!</p>
<p>The thing is, here on CC there are so many people claiming to have 4.0 or 3.9 GPA's, the thread was started as a place for people whose kids are good students, but not the very best in their class. It can be very intimidating to read the sky-high stats many on this forum have (or claim to have, lol).</p>
<p>I don't think SAT scores have anything to do with whether or not you are a B+ student. I do think some kids who are technically B+ students (unweighted GPA of around 3.3) can be honorary A students if most of their B's come from freshman year. While you might really be a B+ student if your GPA is being boosted by classes like orchestra (my younger son).</p>
<p>When I went to the info session with my daughter at SUNY Albany, the admissions guy giving the talk actually said that they are looking for "solid B-plus students." My daughter and I were thrilled that her life had been validated!</p>
<p>My second daughter was a B+ high school student. She had a weighted GPA of 3.7 (3.4 uw) with an SAT of 1140. This is what the B+ thread is geared toward. She now attends UCF in Orlando, which is a perfect fit for her.</p>
<p>I have known B+ students with 1450/1600 SATs and B+ students with 950/1600 SATs (CR & M only). The SAT score has little to nothing to do as to whether a kid is a B+ student, meaning unweighted GPA, for admissions purposes. </p>
<p>There are also B+'s and B+'s. Did you earn your B+ by working diligently and putting in a 120% effort or did you earn your B+ doing as little work as possible and relying on native intelligence? Did you earn your B+ at a highly grade inflated school or at a hyper-competitive magnet high school? Did you earn your B+ taking Honors and AP courses or did you earn your B+ taking basic college prep courses (Regents-level in NYS)?</p>
<p>We CCers spend and awful lot of time comparing kiwis to coconuts.</p>
<p>The original poster appears to be an A- student based on the grades cited. The test scores may confirm that she or he is a late bloomer. Regardless, the OP -- all other factors considered -- appears to be a candidate for a top college or university.</p>
<p>OP - You're an A student.</p>
<p>Op is an A student - - and while SAT scores do not factor into gpa, I think they are an appropriate consideration in light of Muffy's definition. If a student has strong grades (at the top of the B+ range), especially with APs/honors and stellar scores (like OP) so that he or she has a realistic chance at the top unis and LACs, then he or she is effectively at least an A- student.</p>
<p>I don't think anyone should be banned from forums if they have something constructive to say....but if parents of kids who are not good candidates for the most competitive colleges want to form a support group, it really isn't constructive for other parents to fly in and brag about their kid's 4.0 and 2400 SATs. Neither would it be constructive for same parents to suggest that the B plus student must choose between community college or taking a year off. But if A students or their parents want to offer useful suggestions, I think they should be welcome</p>
<p>I agree, no one with useful on-topic suggestions or info should be banned from a thread. OP would be welcome to read the thread and perhaps adjust her (his?) list based on the what posters have recommended for B+ students - - but the B+ thread is not the place for an A- or A student to seek advice.</p>