<p>^A*'s. There are no A+'s.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to sound like a jackass (even tho by making such a disclaimer, I already know that it is inevitable), but the reason why there is no advanced chemistry or other such courses is because the levels themselves are probably already as in-depth as an AP subject in the American education system (Any of you in the US took calculus at 9th grade? Didn’t think so). Any more “advanced” and they might as well give me a degree upon graduation of high school =)</p>
<p>“With the rank, is it because some kids have taken easy subjects and gotten A’s? Or is it that there are more kids doing harder subjects (which often is the reason)?”</p>
<p>Umm… I would say the latter.</p>
<p>My school is a special school for gifted education, so everyone who’s in it (besides me, of course) is pretty much an over-achieving nerd… it’s kinda hard competing w/ ppl who are able to recite Pi to a thousand places (yes, I’m serious) and IMO Gold medalists (I only got a Special Mention)… The hard part is trying to convince the adcoms of that fact without sounding too pompous/defensive/desperate…</p>
<p>Narcissa: The academic year where I’m from is slightly different from the American one. School years are from Jan - October, so I still have the rest of 2008 to catch up, tho it is unlikely that my rank will go up much. >_< </p>
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