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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To get into college, yes, but many of them do not make it the full 4 years.

Extraordinary students at low/average schools stand out and what is offered at the school is taken into account.  However, I know from my time in admissions, many of those Big Fish from Small Ponds types can't hack it.  They don't have the fundamentals that other mediocre students have.

Example, I worked in admissions at a TX University.  Many applicants came from High Schools in which the entire school population was <50 kids and their graduating class was ~15.  The teacher who taught 9th grade Earth Science was also the teacher responsible for teaching 10th grade Biology, 11th grade Chemistry, and 12th grade Physics.  They did not get the same education that their mediocre peers at larger schools got.  Not having the same fundamentals meant they started their college careers at a disadvantage that put them too far behind to really catch up.  I saw many of the Big Fish in Small Ponds kids have to leave and go back to a Jr. College or Community College before trying again at a 4-year place.  [/quote]

Wow. What an interesting insight you have into something totally irrelevant to this discussion. Bravo![/quote]

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