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Which Is More Important: High Grades or Hard Classes?
For ambitious families targeting Ivy League and top 20 schools in the US, the answer isn’t simply “grades” or “rigor”. It’s achieving both strategically.
January 21, 2026
For ambitious families targeting Ivy League and top 20 schools in the US, the answer isn’t simply “grades” or “rigor”. It’s achieving both strategically.
Although the January 1st application deadlines have passed, there are still many other colleges to which you can apply.
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