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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Congrats, you’ve discovered something we all realized years and years ago.

If you want a meritocratic admissions system, move to China or the UK.[/quote]

or Canada[/quote]

But for the UK/China/India, you should really go and experience K-12 as well. Where at an early age (in UK/INdia it's around 12) your kid takes a test one day and their future is dictated from that.  If they do well, they can be on the STEM/Premed/Prelaw track.  If not, they are relegated to Humanities/Social sciences/less intense MS/HS curriculum.  So your kid who hasn't matured/found their way at age 10-12 simply wont' be prepared to be a STEM or premed major.  They won't be able to take the HS curriculum to support that.

I much prefer the opportunity for kids to grow at their own pace and for the 3.5 kid in HS to have the opportunity to get their PHD or become a doctor because by college they have found their way
[/quote]What American college reliably accepts kids who got a 3.5 in high school but also has a respectable rate of graduates who go on to become doctors or PHDs? None. The door is just as firmly closed in the USA. [/quote]

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