<p>I feel sad for those like this poster who goes to a well known high school (not a magnet school) which attracts many who want the “best” public high school (especially high concentration of Asian families). As this thread and others like it show - they are in a bad position when trying to get admission to a whole class of schools due to their parent’s decision to “pick the best public school” for their child. This poster stated she had a 3.6 (unweighted GPA) which sounds good to me (especially with good test scores etc.) but would need a MUCH higher GPA to gain admission to the flagship state school. If she had to apply without using test scores (or where class rank is the only or main criteria like UT, or a principal criteria like A&M) she would be at a HUGE disadvantage, all because her parents chose to move where they thought the “best” public high school in her area was. Seems unfair that someone this smart might not be able to go to even the huge state schools UT or A&M (or equivalent) because of her parent’s choice of HS.</p>
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