How competitive is your HS?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>This is my first year in a new private H.S, and I have to say that the kids really aren't that competitive. Well not "brutally" and "I will hate you forever if you score 1 point above me on a English quiz" competitive. It's a much smaller school that I go to (freshmen class here has 48 kids and senior class here has 23...) compared to most public H.S. around here that have around 500 kids per grade.</p>

<p>I never thought I'd say this but I actually miss the competition I used to have back in middle school (HAHA). The only person I find myself competing (grade-wise) against is one of my closest friends, because she's one of the smartest girls in my grade. But besides her, I just have to compete against the perfectionist-part of myself .. and sometimes it's just really hard to be so determined to do well when there aren't many competitors around you D:</p>

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<p>well...</p>

<p>100% of the kids at my school take at least 4 AP's in two years...</p>

63

<p>Following a guy through a red light summer before freshman year in driver's ed knocked me from valedictorian to 4th. Went to the best school though.</p>

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<p>My school isn't very competitive at all --> its only rich <em>sigh</em></p>

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<p>15th place on Newsweek in our best year. I expect, due to our Class of 2007, that we will do nearly as well (if not better or as well) as that for the 2008 rankings.</p>

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<p>It has to do with AP courses, not matriculation to top colleges.</p>

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<p>Top 50 by Newsweek currently. Formerly top 10. Very competitive.</p>

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<p>My school is so competitive, we're not even on the list... We are just too damn good for the list.</p>

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<p>Wow, the students in CC must go to some pretty amazing schools...</p>

<p>the greatest achievement of my school is that we use the same physics textbook as the #1 school according to Newsweek recently :p:D</p>

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<p>I always thought my school average at best, but apparently we're just a bit above 100.</p>

<p>Also, we've probably had <3 ivy leaguers in the past 5 years, we do have 1 MIT and 15+ UVA kids though. Last year, probably <10 UVA and 0 ivy leagues.</p>

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<p>Not really...My school keeps UF populated...
We only had two people in the top 4% leave the state, one was NYU the other was Furman.</p>

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<p>One of my kids goes to a Top 25, the other goes to a school in the low 200s. Both fabulous programs, AP and IB stats notwithstanding.</p>

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<p>My school isn't all that competitive, but to be in the top 3% of the class you need at least a 4.4 weighted GPA</p>

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<p>southeasttitan diversity how so> judging by your username it seems you are asian unless youre poor and you mean socioeconomic diversity.</p>

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<p>Socio-economic/geographic diversity. Southeasttitan and me are in MN :)</p>

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<p>Totally uncompetitive.Half the class drops out before senior year.My class is 456 people they expect under 220 to actually graduate.My school sets the bar high.NOT</p>

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<p>I hate to break this to you guys but geographic diversity plays a very small role in college admissions. Unless you are in a state like alaska or north dakota.Socioeconomic diversity is something I also plan to use. I go to a public elite but not some rich boarding school so I can still use it as a factor right? I got into the school based on merits not money.</p>

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<p>V. competitive, I go to a public elite in NYC (Newsweek's public elite, at least), and in my opinion it's the best one in the city. The thing is, it's not just the academics, I freaking love my high school with a passion. Everything about it just makes me smile.</p>

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<p>My school isn't even ranked. We were like 1000 something last year. But this year we're not even on the list</p>

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<p>atleast your school got into the 1000 sometime... my school is just regular...</p>