B Student in an A+ High School

alwaysrej
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:52:50 +0000

riggo, ur situation is kinda harsh but mine is much more terrible.(sorry if comparing an intl student to a domestic one isn’t suitable).
the high school entrance exam in my province wasn’t fair. It was meant to find a just-a-lil-bit well-rounded student for a physics specialized class. And here, it’s so great to be in a high-ranked school: if u r in an elite school, u surely will pass the GCSE because examinants will do everything to let u pass(i mean they will let u cheat if u need to). I am in a bad school n in order to have good scores for the following GCSE, i will have to pay some money if i dont review anything(bah, even if i spend some money, my future still cant be assured yet). how funny. n being in an elite school in my province means u can enjoy grade inflation. being in my school means u have a B as maximum score 4 most subjects(they assume students in bad school shouldn’t have too high scores). So da only way to show every1 what u n i have is SAT. if u could only take SAT once like me, i have no comment on ur ability. if u can take it more dan twice, i think u may not be so talented. But even if with normal 1200 sat and B GPA, u can demonstrate ur talents by winning prizes in competitions, doing extraordinary research… if u fail to do all of those in such a good environment, nobody can praise u 4 what u’ve got.
good luck to both of us!
anyway, sat isn’t an ideal test. i would prefer a test which means to find students who can solve the toughest problems in the fields those students are interested in.