[jimt]

I guess my ex and I are idiots. Our daughter just started at HSPVA, where she spends half her day on art, and the other half in tougher pre-AP classes. HSPVA gave us everything we asked for, which was to take all the toughest classes.

It's a great school. Of course, that may have something to do with the fact that at a recent open house, there were more parents present in each class than there were students enrolled.

She could have gone to a private high school (she was already enrolled), but chose this on purpose. If she doesn't make the top 10%, no big deal. She'll have done what she wanted to, and taken the more difficult road.

[Dog Gone]

It's going to be pretty hard to make the top 10% in that school, but good luck to her.

Invest in one of those prep classes for SAT when the time comes. They make a serious difference, and a high SAT score will overcome the class standing.