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Reply to "FCPS National Merit Commended Students by High School"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is purely based on PSAT scores being in the top 1% of the state (semifinalist) or top 2-3% (commended). i.e. this is a metric for who can afford SAT tutoring.[/quote] Take your anti-merit BS elsewhere. [/quote] Meh. I taught 8 of the kids on the list from one of the schools with more than 8 names. I can say with certainty that 7 of those kids took the same private prep class. Did they work hard? Sure. Are they smarter/more talented than the kid at a neighboring school who couldn't afford the class and only worked through the free practice problems online through khan academy? No. I am all for cheering on those kids who did it--they worked hard! Good for them! But using it to compare one school to another is wild, you are just comparing socioeconomic status. (And I was a NMS 22 years ago).[/quote]
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