<p>A 28 ACT is the 91st percentile. Therefore, the kids who are in the honors program score above the 90th percentile.</p>
<p>My statement had nothing to do with class rank or GPA. Neither of those really tell much about a student, since both are related to their high school (and could be related to difficulty of course choices) A kid who is #1 at one school, might be #50 at another (or vice versa). A student who has “straight A’s” at one school, might have A’s and B’s at another. </p>
<p>So, don’t worry…the percentile was only related to test scores. But, I’m glad you asked, so that I could clarify!! :)</p>
<p>But…the point remains the same…when your kid is in honors classes or with a lot of honors kids, he/she will be with rather smart kids. These are kids who had very good GPAs and very good test scores. No wonder the profs WANT to be selected to teach those honors classes. Note…honors classes aren’t usually “harder” nor do they usually have more homework; honors classes are just taught from the perspective that you have a class full of smart kids. The discussions are more lively. The subject can have more depth. You can imagine. The same thing happens when you’re in a conversation with a bunch of smart people; it’s different from when you have a conversation on the same topic with others.</p>
<p>BTW…even though UA only requires a 3.5 GPA for honors, many have 4.0 GPAs. Dr. Witt sent a letter about that at some point. I forget the stat, but the percent in honors with 4.0 GPAs was very high. But, again, only a 3.5 GPA is needed. :)</p>