Soft, soft, squishy even. And here I was going to go easy on poor Courtney because she sounds soooo sensitive, but Chicken -- that's brutal, son.

May I be didactic a moment? (Sure, cobalt, that's what you're good at.) Thanks. Fuck me, did I just end a sentence with a preposition? Must be that 3.2 GPA showing. (Slacker). I know.

Some classes, specifically those with the AP designation (can you just hear the tone of voice change? I can), count as a 5.0 on the traditional four point grade scale. So, if you make all As on your regular classes, and ace an AP class as well, you could conceivably end up with a GPA higher than 4.0.

Are we square now? (Not me, a little rounded off in places, but definitely not square - OH! Except for my head, yes).

Those same AP classes offer students the opportunity to take the AP test in that subject and, if the score is a 4 or 5, apply toward college credit. Are you still with me?

Does this elfin delight quack or gurgle? I must know.

We all know test scores are such an accurate representation of a person's intellectual capacity. One of my wife's best friends graduated valedictorian of her senior class and ... wait, she's a fucking idiot. Never mind.