<p>6 for acedemics - we have a lot of honors classes, but these are almost the same as regular classes except the tests are a little harder and you may have more homework/projects. We offer 6 APs, which is decent as far as NC public schools go, but not great. I'll have to take one or two classes at a community college next year because I am going to run out of classes to take.</p>
<p>2 for opportunities - other than the token clubs - like DECA, Key Club, Interact, we really have nothing at all. Nobody here knows what a "model UN" is, and if I tried to start a science or math club I would be the only one in it. Also, the GCs aren't that great. </p>
<p>5 overall - for an eastern NC public school, we are fairly decent - things could definitely be worse. Average SAT is about 20-30 points above the state average (which puts it right at the national average IIRC...)</p>
<p>I would rate my high school a 7 academically and a 9 for the opportunities that it presents.
I would give a 9 as a overall score.</p>
<p>To elaborate:
My school (large, public) has people that moved to the US less than a month ago and people that are getting 4.0, 1600, and going to MIT/CalTech/Ivy League. Academically, therefor, it varies incredibly between levels, but the teachers I've had, and those I've heard about, are all good teachers, if not above that, who love what they do and want their students to learn. I've also heard that we have a good ESOL department, though I can't say from personal experience.</p>
<p>By large, I mean 3500 or so, which allows for loads of classes to be offered. We have over 20 APs and everything, save PE and some art class, is offered honors. Through the math/science magnet, kids with the right prerequisite can take nearly thirty math/science/computer science electives, including some that have AP Calc BC as a prerequisite. We also have a scary amount of extracurriculars because of the amount of students and teachers willing to participate. Clubs include (and this is a very small slice): Chinese Club, Go Club, It's Ac, Model UN, In Tone Nation (a cappella group), Young Conservatives, and Young Democrats.</p>
<p>I'd give my school a 10 overall, except sometimes it seems that Guidance is preoccupied with something else most of the time and our superintendant is liked by almost no one. Our principal doesn't get along with him very well and has said he's going to quit in 2 or 3 years, after 20+ here, and I hope he leaves after I do.</p>
<p>academically: 5. in the advanced/AP classes you work hard, but for everything else you just need to be half awake. Grade inflation is a problem, so much so that the University of Washington has been reluctant to take applicants from my school unless they've done a lot of AP and Comm College coursework because the average gpa drop (from HS to University) is astoundingly bad. it's one of the worst in my area. </p>
<p>opportunities: 3 the only programs that get any money here are the athletic ones, even though athletes are only like 10-20% of the students. I'm in the Model UN and we can only go to one conference a year as there is NO money. The ASB is run by athletes and the adminstrator is just an overgrown jock so nothing will change. and there is hardly any choice now that we've tried this "small schools" thing, (where the teachers and students were cut up into five "schools" with an identity) so for example instead of being able to pick which science classes you wanted, (like for biology you could pick from Animal Biology or environmental science or genetics or microbiology) now you choose between 11th grade science or one of the AP's. and electives? haha, good one! some of the "schools" students were assigned to are on block schdule, so it can be a pain if you need to go outside your "school" to take a class you really want. you're only supposed to have one or two classes outside your "school", so some counselors can be really anal about this and you'll have to be persistent, but luckily I have a cool person who likes to see people challenge themselves. the administration is actually trying to improve academics but they're making it a pain in the ass for the students that have always done well. on the plus side, our new principal doesn't seem as lordly as the last prick here. he actually walks around and talks to students in the hallway. </p>
<p>I would rate my high school a(n) <em>8</em> academically
and a(n) <em>7</em> for the opportunities that it presents.
I would give a(n) <em>7</em> as a overall score.</p>