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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD finished hers in 7th grade because she wanted the MS award. Then she wanted the HS award so she started racking up hours whenever she could.

DS entered MCPS in 2020 and still managed to finish his 75 by 2022 despite the pandemic.

Middle class seniors in good health have zero excuse. [/quote]

So just let the lower class (aka poor) seniors fail? [/quote]

Sure. Teach them how the real world works. Unfair rules that disrespect your humanity.

Your nanny making soup that your mom paid for, while you watch == SSL

You making soup to feed your little sister so Mom can work longer hours = not SSL.

The law, in its majestic quality, forbids the rich and poor alike from sleeping under bridges. [/quote]

This.  No one is against true community service, but this requirement is poorly implemented and harms the most vulnerable students who are sometimes working real jobs that pay or caring for siblings and elderly relatives to keep their families afloat.  [/quote]

In theory, "being poor" and hustling to survive gives the same admissions bump as being rich but putting your free time to hard work.

In practice, who knows? [/quote]

i've never heard any evidence for your "theory."  If you look at HYPS students, 70% are from the top 20% of the income distribution.  [/quote]

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