UChicago is Tops at Top Prep Schools

JBStillFlying
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 10:01:13 +0000

FStratford:

sushiritto:

IMO, you can’t simply boil the definition of an “academic superstar” to just their SAT test score and grade deciles on a chart.

That’s like saying sport superstars should not be judged by their number of goals/assists/touchdowns/wins. Yeah, no. Of course you should judge academic superstars by their performance in class, their research, their grades, their co-curricular projects. A person with unrealized potential because they did not devote enough time to realize that potential is not a superstar - this is true for both sports or academics. (in my opinion)

Funny similarity about academics and athletics: they both rely on metrics to form any sort of relevant assessment. In a parent’s eyes, all kids are superstars, but the real world is a tad less sentimental.