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Are you really that cynical? It's horseshit, OP -- the notion of being rewarded for having survived/excelled despite a failing school is a complete myth.[/quote]

I think the notion of being rewarded for having excelled in a failing school is rewarded- but I don't think any of the FCPS truly count as failing schools.  All FCPS high schools have cohorts of committed students that work hard, take advantage of AP or IB classes, participate in extracurriculars, etc.  The cohort may be smaller at some schools than at others, but no FCPS school is truly failing.

Now, if a student graduates from say, Ballou, in SE DC with a high GPA, has made a special effort to access higher level classes- even at another campus or community college, while working a job to help support their younger siblings who are living with a grandmother, then yes, they may get a bump for succeeding despite obstacles.  But for succeeding in a school with only 10 AP classes and not 17 AP classes- not so much.  [/quote]

Yup[/quote]

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