<p>some of my classes have 45 people in them. We have to use a forum room for them.</p>
<p>i go to Long Beach Poly High School. Population: just about 5,000.
it is frequently on many top lists. it has a grammy award winning music program, named School of the Century by the coach's association, and was honored by Sports Illustrated as the Nation's best high school athletic program. It was also home to Cameron Diaz, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Billie Jean King.
the school has so many things to offer: AP classes like crazy, sports for everyone, over 200 clubs. anything you want! i think my school handles the size well due to the fact that its split up into smaller Academies which cater to special interests: Business Academy, Arts, etc. There are also two Magnet programs. The school is the perfect blend of everything you could possibly be interested in.<br>
last year, there were 9 acceptances to Stanford, and I know of 5 people that got into Harvard this year. if that doesnt speak to the quality of education we receieve, in spite of large class sizes and being an inner city school, than i dont know what does...</p>
<p>Large Schools = best option available!
Small schools = opportunities limited</p>
<p>large schools dont always have the best options. i go to a school with around 3000 kids. we have pretty much honors everything but if you're in the honors/ap classes, you will see the same 30 faces. the only AP classes they offer are in eco, gov't, eng lit and eng lang. we have a college chemistry class that you can pay for to get credit or just take for the hs credit and we have some computer classes through local community colleges but that's pretty much it. our music department is small (four music teachers, one band that serves as both concert and marching band with about 40 people and then a jazz band with some of these same students) our art department has 2 teachers. we just started getting alot of sports because we have a new track and field. our cheerleading squad just resurfaced after more than 5 years. very few people go on to college that isnt cuny or suny. </p>
<p>even the kids in honors/ap go on to mostly suny/cuny because of financial reasons and such. our college office just got a major boost with a new advisor. we have one college advisor for college related everything and a graduating class of 400+. add on the fact that they also deal with those who have graduated in the past, and you have little room for giving alot of useful help for everyone. </p>
<p>nyc public school system. not too surprising.</p>
<p>but i do like the fact that i do see new faces and such. it's never boring until you have to hit the books.....</p>
<p>this is the acceptance thing for my school in Arcadia,CA
<a href="http://www.arcadiachineseparents.org/college.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.arcadiachineseparents.org/college.html</a></p>
<p>hmm, my high school hardly breaks 400. I have classes with pretty much the same 15 people alllll day. I know most of the people in my grade, even if I dont talk to them. My locker is located in a hallway that holds all of the other junior and sophmore lockers. We have 2 guys sports(football, basketball) and 3 girls(basketball, volleyball, softball). The rest of them-baseball, golf, wrestling, track, CC-are combined with the other HS in our district. We offer 6 APs. We have 3 1/2 English teachers to teach 6 levels of English(9,10,11,12, AP, and remedial). I have to take general Stats after AP Calc because they can't offer me anything else. Gym is required all four years. We have to do a "state-mandate" portfolio with 6+ pieces for all four years, that they throw away when you graduate. Welcome to the Pennyslvania public system</p>
<p>my best friend is going to one of those huge schools next year-New Trier in IL. her sister goes there (also my good friend) and i was telling her how competitive prep schools are today and she was like "ok if you want competitive go to my highschool" she said she tried out for field hockey there, and 350 girls tried out. for like 50 spots. but she said its good for kids that will stand out, but for the run of the mill kids (B's and C's) its not so good cause. at a big school like thats you have to find a way to stand out in academics, ECs, or sports.</p>
<p>I personally think big schools are overrated. True, there are often a lot more clubs and you are bound to find people to hang out with, but teachers don't always care to help you. Also, the larger the school sometimes the less room you have. All of my classes except 2(coincidentally they are computer classes and most people don't like them) have anywhere from 25-30 kids. The teachers often can't give you individual help until after school which can interfere with extracurriculars. Administration is often really strict, whether it is effective or not.</p>
<p>On the up side, you learn early on that you have to take the incintive if you want to get something done. </p>
<p>My high school would be considered a small large school(3000+ students). My class alone has over 800 kids. Everyone is really competitive. Even successful, intelligent students earning good grades can be found in the mid-100s as far as rank goes.</p>
<p>Wow, my school, just opened four years ago, already has 3000 kids. It really has no advantage, as we still have mediocre everything. They are just starting to offer a 9th AP class, and most kids are too lazy here to take any at all, since our honors class gets you the same weighted credit but might as well be a regular class. The only thing we have going for us is our football team, who was #1 before losing in the first round to the previous #1 school in the state. Clubs are also mediocre, with not too many, and just overall our school is really really dumb. Heck, I was the only kid out of 30 to score a 5 on World History last year. Oh well, this is what you get when you move to overcrowded Florida schools that just opened...</p>
<p>Honestly, I thought the smaller school I came from in Indiana, HS pop of 600 had way more drive and enthusiasm that really made everyone try for their best. Unless you go to a large school that has been around for awhile and has a history, no one is really going to care about anything.</p>
<p>I thought I might say...I hate this thread and the North Carolina one...they aren't popular and SHOULD NOT be featured discussion. Just because Dooley made it doesn't mean it should be treated as godly. I find this very boring and think that there are many other threads that would be better as featured discussions than this one is.</p>
<p>hey chill out man. its just a chance for people to talk about the size of their high school's at its not a big deal</p>
<p>I don't mind the thread on its own, but it isn't good enough to be FEATURED.</p>
<p>:/ i go to a big high school with about 3200 kids in it. it's one of the better illinois high schools, but we're majorly overcrowded. you really have to fight to get a seat in the lunchroom each day. there are some definite positives to going to a school this big i.e. the class choices and variety of clubs. however, it's a lot harder to get to know your counselor or principle when they have 3000 other students to deal with each day. it takes a lot of extra work to stand out. it's always easy to find someone to help you with this many people, though. i guess big school vs small school just depends on what kind of student you are and what kinds of things you're looking for in school.</p>
<p>We have 3550 in a school built for 2000, very, very overcrowded.</p>
<p>I go to a school with a grand total of 240 students, there are only 50 or so students in my class, my biggest class has 12 students, and i love it because I know everyone's name. My freshman year I went to large public school with about 2000 students, and 500 students in my class, with my largest class having about 35-40 students. I absolutely hated how crowded the small hallways would get between classes and I felt like I only knew a small portion of my fellow freshman, let alone the entire school. Small is definitely better than large.</p>
<p>my school... has around 5000 students give or take, fluctuates by year... but now were dwindling to about 4000, forced to by the state... still i LUV the school, u ALWAYS see new pplz... its a school in Staten Island. Its pretty big tho, with 5 wings... lol</p>
<p>im in NY...and in my high school it got 2 crowded like around 10-14 years ago..so 9th grade got moved and was part of middle school..so there was only 7-9 for middle school..and 10-12 for high school..then it got too crowded over there..so 9th grade was its own school by itself..wit 10-12 being in one school...9th in another..and 7-8 being in another..im in 11th..and we have over 1900 or so people..VERY crowded in the hallways (it might be over 2000 now since last year it was over 1800 and we got a larger population this year than last year at our high school)</p>
<p>my school has 675 students, and i dont really know if its a good thing or a bad thing (i suppose everything has its pros and cons)
you know who everyone in your grade is, but you dont have to be friends with everyone
our clubs and sports are fairly decent
however, sometimes it feels like we have two different schools- the IB kids and the not-IB kids... i rarely see people who dont take IB classes
also, i wish it was large enough to offer AP and IB, because while I love IB, i dont think its right for everyone, and id be interested to take an AP class just to compare</p>
<p>Im in NYC too, and I go to a school with 4200 +. I like it. I came from a school with only 600 students. The extra students means much more clubs, better teams and athletic fields.
- It does have its downsides. Our school is constantly on the news for being "the most crowded" thus dubbed 42nd st at one place. There is three shifts, I get out at 2:10, but my friend gets out at 4:00. This also interferes with clubs and teams, but its okay overall. I dont feel like im lost or anything, and being in a place where not everyone knows everything about you is actually quite refreshing.</p>
<p>About 2000 freshmen enter my school every year. Only 500 seniors graduate (400 receive an actual diploma and 100 receive a "certificate" because they could not pass the California High School Exit Exam). So it's a 75% dropout rate.</p>
<p>'tis sad my friends.</p>
<p>My school has a capacity of about 1100 students. Currently, 1700 students attend. It is not pretty. The middle and elementary schools are no better.</p>
<p>I think there is something to be said about smaller schools. They seem like a great idea; I wouldn't complain.</p>