We don't require a job, but do expect mostly A's and standard mix of athletics, music, involvement/leadership in an org, volunteering, SAT prep course.
Last weekend we were on the lake with friends we haven't seen in a while and they mentioned an award my 11th grade daughter just won. Convo naturally moved to where their oldest, also an 11th grader, was considering for college. "HA! We just hope he makes it out of high school." They just sort of laughed it off.
We thought it was a joke, you know how perfect families sometimes play coy, but they went on to detail the grades of both boys, and basically said they're happy whenever they see a C. Both parents are upper middle class, kids are normal, church going. Have to be honest, it makes me look at them a lot differently.
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