<p>haha I went to Belmont High too. We ranked 100th in the US you know 
top ten in MA I’m pretty sure…</p>
<p>But I totally know what you mean! I’m sure you noticed that so many of our peers got into BU…well, I know of a valedictorian from a high school only an hour and a half from Belmont that got rejected from there…and I felt bad because I remember saying to her “Don’t worry! I know sooo many idiots that got into that school!”</p>
<p>And what I really don’t understand is how kids do so well at BHS considering the amount of drinking we do on the weekends! Alcohol is a Marauder’s best friend.</p>
<p>And yes, a lot of the kid’s parents work or know people who work at the surrounding elite colleges and universities. I lived on Belmont Hill. My dad…MIT Engineering school (haha, I know…I’m one of them too!). And yes, I also have good old Mitt Romney down the street too…</p>
<p>If I had a dime for every time I saw one of my classmates get into a college that seemed way too good for them… agh it is just unbelievable.
I find myself saying a lot… “***!? HE/SHE got in THERE!?!”</p>