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[quote=Anonymous]I graduated from Banneker and the SAT averages don't surprise me. Looking back, I think the true success of Banneker is that it provides an environment for those who want to learn. The entrance exam and interviews do a good job of populating the school with kids who actually want to be there. A lot of us came from low income families and were forced to go to our neighborhood schools that were either falling apart, run by uninterested faculty or filled with a lot of problem children who seriously detracted from the learning process. It took a while to get used to being in class and not being laughed at or made fun of simply because I raised my hand to answer a question. The pressure is actually placed on you to study so that you don't feel left out in the classroom discussions.

With all of this said, the school does fall short in a lot of places. The SAT prep is not as good as it could be. A lot of focus is placed on being able to function above and beyond once you get to college, but not so much attention is placed on actually getting a high score. I think a lot of times they rest on their reputation saying, "these colleges know who we are and they know that a 'B' from Banneker is an 'A' from somewhere else." In the four years that I was there, I learned to write a 15 page paper in my sleep. I have a love of classical literature that I surely wouldn't have had if I'd gone somewhere else. Still, my SAT score wasn't high enough for any of my top choices. That part is a flat out lie. A lot of us are encouraged to apply to lower schools just to have a backup and trust me when I say that most of us go to the back-up schools.

The school gets a lot of praise for the scholarships amounts, but most of it goes to only a few students. A lot of us went to college solely through loans. We did well once we got there, but a higher SAT/GPA would've helped pay for it. [/quote]

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