high school girl doesn't get to be valedictorian

[srmom]

So if you are in the 11th percentile at Great High School and you have stellar SATs and ECs, you still may be denied admission to give a spot to the 5th percentile kids from Bad High School with lousy SATs and ECs. Perhaps Srmom can elaborate

Pretty much

It used to not be as bad, meaning that there was space for kids from competitive hs's with good scores, ec's, etc. But this past year, was unbelievable!!! Complete bloodletting at our school!!! Where as last year, pretty much if you were in the top 25%, you had a great shot of getting in, this year, I know kids who were top 14% (2 B's at our school) and didn't get in!

Unfortunately, they won't be doing anything legislative-wise until after 2009 when they meet again. The proposed changes to the law were brought to the floor in the 2007 session, but were struck down.

SOOOO, what that meant for me and mine is that we sweat bullets last week while my youngest (rising junior) took finals. He has 1 B from freshman Bio, cannot get another, and just squeaked by with a 91 in pre-AP Calculus.

Back in my day, if you could sign your name on the application, you could get in UT!!

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

^^^ I'm with you. I loved EVERY second of high school. I was able to do soooooo many things I wouldn't have had the chance to do otherwise....studying abroad, hosting a Russian, quiz bowl, FBLA....that's in addition to the "big" things like Senior Class President and Student Government.

I even joined FHA for a semester!

I didn't *love* high school, but I had a great time and was involved in a ton of extracurriculars and clubs all while holding a part-time job as a waitress.

Originally Posted by OTW

I graduated from high school 11 years ago and I don't even remember who our valedictorian was.

Our valedictorian was my BFF at the time. No one in our class had a perfect 4.0. She had a 3.8, the next gal (who took chump FFA classes and study halls her senior year and had a senior photo that looked like one of those old-timey photos you take at state fairs or amusement parks of her in a cowboy hat and duster holding a shotgun while sitting on a barrel) had a 3.798. I (who took a full course load including 3 AP classes and no study halls senior year while doing aforementioned extracurriculars and working and should have been 2nd) had a 3.976. No, I'm not bitter or anything.

ETA: our GPA calculations were ancient. IIRC, they weren't weighted and were straight points - A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1. And pluses/minuses weren't figured in. An A- was basically equivalent to an A, B+ the same as a B, etc... We three top students had all had one B+ at some point in our high school careers. I got mine right away first semester Freshman year, so I had to try and build my GPA back up. #2 got hers second semester freshman year and #1 got hers first semester sophomore year.