Oh-- and for the curious, even if you don't have the sights set on an elite college, every GPA point is worth thousands in merit aid these days. There is a difference of some 5K a year at one regional flagship just going from a 3.75 unweighted to a 3.9+ unweighted. So yeah, that kind of aid money is the difference between going and not to some families.
Very high stakes for teens with high school grades. Come to think of it, maybe I should donate the $$ to a scholarship endowment just for PG kids.
Last edited by HowlerKarma; 09/22/13 03:49 PM.