Coming from a lower-caliber high school

gadad
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:29:50 +0000

Want2b - My Ds attended a rural county HS that has low achievement statistics in a state that itself tends to rank low on national measures of educational accountability. The older one is a soph at H, and is doing very well academically, but tells me that the experience has demonstrated to her how much she missed from an educational standpoint compared to those from the very rigorous schools. It’s made her aware that she has some catching up to do, but I think that the H admission is based in part on the demonstration that you have the ability and will to rise above previous limitations. My sense is that you can do the catching up there without being left to drown in a workload that you can’t handle. In short, reflect on this phrase - 97% graduation rate.