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The cutoffs depend upon the school. How "difficult" it is to get an A depends upon the teacher. Also, from experience, I highly suspect that certain schools in particular pressure teachers to give higher grades to students than the students may actually deserve (not at all suggesting this is your daughter's case) in order to hold up a reputation. And also keep in mind, so much of grading in the American school system is subjective. Whether or not a teacher "likes" a student can play a HUGE, HUGE -
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https://www.ucls.uchicago.edu/program/high-school/where-u-high-graduates-go cumulative for 2020-2023. Haven't seen anything for this year yet -- aside from the instagram page, which is just whomever opted in - but I know something was sent around to teachers and admin, so presumably this page will be updated soon. -
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100% agree with this. I love city living and shorter commutes, and I don't care about things like having a yard or basement. There are a ton of good school options in those areas too. Even with the drama, we have had a wonderful experience in CPS.
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