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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But how many kids who ultimately get in the 1500s start out around 1350 and then study and tutor up to the 1500s? I'll put my own kids in that bucket. And I know that's the way it is but man the rat race we've created that rewards the kids who can afford those privileges...[/quote] (shrug) life [i]should [/i]reward people who work hard over a long period of time.[/quote] I'd agree with you if classes in every grade level were rigorous and were graded on a curve. With all the grade inflation and literally "no kid left behind" to repeat a grade even if they're functionally illiterate, actual GPA is meaningless. More so because somehow they deem that a kid in the 90th percentile at a small school in a rural town is as intelligent or college ready as a kid in the 90th percentile in a large suburb or city when it comes to public college admissions in many states. All so they can include some groups of people while excluding others.[/quote] Relax, Karen, some barefoot kid from Hog Junction in Grayson County didn't take your kid's spot at UVA.[/quote]
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