Co-Valedictorians a stupid idea.

CK61188
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:11:56 +0000

the way my school ranks i think is really good. we have weigted gpa plus taking into account the number of classes a student has taken. there’s this certain formula we use that involves gpa where honors and AP are 5, everything else 4, the number of credits taken, and the number of credits required at a certain point in your hs career. I have peers who have taken the same number of honors classes, and one who has taken one more than i have, but i’ve compiled so many credits beyond the required through summer school, independent study, taking classes when i was in middle school, and online courses, that i’ve set myself apart from the rest and earned that #1 spot. so naturally, i have taken same number of honors/ap, but more regular classes, yet i’m ranked higher. personally, i think that this system works well because it won’t be a detriment to add a regular class like orchestra or art, it’ll actually help as long as you maintain the same number of honors/AP classes as your peers.