High school acceptance rates to top schools

[sylvan8798]

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@bluebayou

The other thing to consider is that small schools are at a disadvantage, according to Michelle Hernandez. All other things equal, it it much more impressive (to HYPSM) to be a Val of a 500+ person class than a 30 person class.

Good point, although these classes were 185, 192, and 146. </p>

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@MomLive

Not unusual in an academically rigorous school. Son had a 92 and was around the 30th percentile, especially when you have a lot of high-achieving kids (we did). A 91-92 is really a B+ (actually on our grading scale an A was a 93-100).

It seems to me that if you have a curve on the grades, you still have to have a distribution. Someone was making a point on one of the threads that, while everyone (nearly) who goes to TIPPY-TOP U is at the top of their HS class, once at U, they have to distribute and some will be at the bottom. They can’t all be #1.</p>