<p>I'm coming from an inner city highschool where my counselor said I could be their valedictorian. But since I got accepted recently to a vanguard/ magnet school in my city, I'm deciding to go there. But then Idk whether I should transfer because my rank will not be as high, and the counselor predicted I would be in the second quarter of the graduating class if I decided to go.
Should I stay? Should I go?</p>
<p>Removing the issue of valedictorian, which school offers the courses and the learning environment that you think will allow you to flourish? Go there and don’t look back.</p>
<p>^^^
Very good advise.</p>
<p>Well if I attend my new school then my ranking will be dropped. Im not sure if it allows me to flourish</p>
<p>Belly, ask yourself this: Is attaining a high rank at a mediocre school more important to you than gaining a better education but being in the top 20-25%?</p>
<p>I was in a somewhat similar position. Went to a inner city high school with a 60% graduation rate, where less than half of graduates attend post secondary education. A magnet school in our school district had a 95% grad rate and had atleast 20-25 national merit semi/finalist, Ivy Leaguers every year. If I had I choice, I would want to be in the environment where the people around me are actually going to be successful. </p>
<p>You may become valedictorian at your school, gain whatever self confidence/ sense of achievement that come with it, but what else? You probably wont end up at a better school had you went to the magnet school that college admissions officers know about. So again, it really comes down to what you want, a sense of personal accomplishment or a great education that will get you where you want to go.</p>
<p>I think you might also want to consider the environment of the magnet school you might be going to. Do you like your current school, outside of academics? Certainly at this other school you would be intellectually challenged, but if it doesn’t challenge you beyond that, and if it doesn’t have a generally vibrant atmosphere, than I think you might want to consider staying at the school you’re at.</p>
<p>What grade are you in? From the fact that you are already looking at being valedictorian, seems like you’ve been there a while, and I wouldn’t move away from all of my friends just to be somewhere else for a short time. And I’d imagine you’ll do better in college admissions staying where you are, so I also wouldn’t give that up for a short time at another school.</p>
<p>I am in the same type of school and I love it. I study for AP classes myself and read the textbook myself. You learn to be resourceful if you really want to learn.
But you do get pretty cocky and all, but its fun being the smart one;)
Stay if you can get your hands on self-studying material easily.
And you’ll stand out to colleges much more than coming from a magnet school.</p>
<p>You could also talk with your counselor about the college advising at each place. Is your current school well known for getting the very top students into colleges/universities where they are successful? Do they have a good track record of helping their students find scholarship money if they need it? Or, is the magnet school a better place for that?</p>
<p>How long in miles and in time is the trip to each HS each day? Will the travel time cut into any extra curricular activities or time you need to have available for a part-time job or to help your family around the house? Will changing schools mean that you are cut off from a solid supportive circle of friends who are helping each other succeed in life, or would the new school get you away from a dangerous group of peers? Can you keep up with your current EC(s) if you change schools, or will changing schools mean that you can take up new ones?</p>
<p>Yes, you do have a lot to think about But please don’t limit the deciding factor to whether or not you could be valedictorian!</p>