This would suck HARD

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<p>What would harvard do if they had a student apply to there school, if the school they came from had a higher SAT average then harvard.</p>

<p>I mean if a kid had a 3.87 and 1550 he would be in the top 40%. That would really suck. I mean if they take the top 20% they would have taken all 4.0/1600. I think these kind of schools are great for personal acheivement and overall college placement, but for the very elite school admissions, i think it kinda hurts. I mean the school even has a wikipedia entry.</p>

<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_High_School_for_Science_and_Technology%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_High_School_for_Science_and_Technology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"HIGHEST SAT AVERAGE OF ANY HIGH SCHOOL"</p>

<p>At the same time you have this school, then like 20 minutes away you have schools like <a href="http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/16659%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/16659&lt;/a> with nothing. Pretty weird, since the valdictorian has a 3.3 gpa and a 910 SAT</p>

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<p>imagine a school whose average sat is almost 1500. That is crazy i mean totally crazy. The lowest person must have like a 1350 or something. Must have a stellar student body.</p>

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<p>but then again, these people came from amazing family backgrounds. i think colleges will look at students' credentials in the context of their background (schooling, family, income, etc)</p>

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<p>Harvard claims they will not compare students from the same school (although of course they want a bit of diversity). From (<a href="http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/utilities/faq/admissions/app_pols/index.html):%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/utilities/faq/admissions/app_pols/index.html):&lt;/a> "Are a student's chances of admission hurt if there are other applicants from his or her school or community?
No. There are no quotas for individual schools, communities, states, or countries. A student's application is compared rigorously with others from around the globe. "</p>

<p>Secondly, having a wikipedia entry means nothing. Anyone with half a brain can create one; especially when TJ HS makes students take an introductory computer course, everyone is proficient...all it takes is a lone nerd with nothing to do. I mean, even Space opera in Scientology doctrine has a wikipedia entry (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_opera_in_Scientology_doctrine#Heaven_Implants%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_opera_in_Scientology_doctrine#Heaven_Implants&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

<p>Thirdly, I think that "blow" is a term preferable to "suck HARD."</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>but i think they should not be held to a different standard, since not only is an A an A for these kids (unlike grade inflated high schools), but they have so much competition and their classes move so fast. I think that a good half of their school should be accepted to the Ivy league since they obviously are the epitome of high school education.</p>

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<p>Who's to say that the students who have Ivy-level stats don't get admitted into at least one school in the top 10? Perhaps they didn't all get admitted into Harvard, but there's a school that doesn't guarantee acceptance, no matter what stats you have or where you are from. It would seem that those who can't keep up with the pace, by a minimal amount, who don't have Ivy-level stats but are still good students, attend UVA, a very good school itself (25% attend according to the Wikipedia article).</p>