Does it matter what highschool I go to?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>I hate the school I go to now, and my grades are average at bet, and I’m not doing well on my AP exams so far (only taken 2, I’m a rising junior). The school I go to is one of the best in the area, an “A” school and won a few awards. </p>

<p>I have 2 friends of mine that transferred to the new local public high school from my school (I go to a charter school) and they get straight A’s, and are getting 4’s and 5’s on their APs but it’s a C school (because of the state standardized testing, not the students grades)</p>

<p>The thing about the charter school is that (I personally feel) it somewhat cares more about money than the actual students, and it uses programs that bring money to the school, but that do not give a good education. Plus, I had an AP teacher once say that at the beginning of the year, she picks out those she thinks will pass, and focus on those, and forget the rest.</p>

<p>I want to switch to the “C” school, but won’t colleges see that I’m switching from a “good” school to a “average” school, and then wonder why my grades are better?</p>

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<p>Uh, you should feel glad that you go to a good school. If you aren’t doing good in it, it probably means you aren’t giving it your best. Switching schools won’t solve the problem.</p>

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<p>It doesn’t matter what high school you go to, but what you do at it.</p>

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<p>Colleges don’t care if you switch high schools. They won’t penalize you for getting better grades at the public school. Don’t switch schools just so you can get better grades, though. Make sure that the public school is really a better school for you.</p>

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<p>It really depends on how good the school is because it can go a long way. Look at each of the school’s academic profile. Which school sends a higher percentage of kids to top schools? This would be a good indicator of how good a school is.</p>

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<p>State standardized tests can be deceiving, esp. if they are reported as averages and don’t break out scores and percentages for poor kids, English language learners, etc.</p>

<p>Let us say, for example, that your friends’ school has better, i.e., more effective teachers. Would you get assigned to those teachers? Or would your current grades shut you out? As far as I know, no school has 100% great teachers or 100% poor teachers, and some teachers work better for certain types of kids. Off hand, your friends’ school is probably better, but do your due diligence to make sure that if you were to transfer you would get those great teachers.</p>