Were You in the Top Ten in Your Graduating Class? - Page 4

NiaX · #46 06-04-2007, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

I was not in the top 20, so I have no idea what my rank was. Nor was I in the National Honor Society.

Ten years later, I turned out okay.

*daps up Senusret* Neither was I....and I must say you are doing well!

Wonderful1908 · #47 06-04-2007, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

I was not in the top 20, so I have no idea what my rank was. Nor was I in the National Honor Society.

Ten years later, I turned out okay.

Me too. High school was highly overrated when I was there and now that I work in one I see why.

Maybe if i was at school instead of Jack in the Box or teh Taco Truck I could have been

Beachbrat · #48 06-04-2007, 10:21 PM

In high school, I followed my very bright older brother, don't think he was never not on the honor roll, and my then, next came my very out of control older sister. By the time I hit high school, no one knew what to expect. I just got by, learning enough to pass

. Playing dumb can be a strategy. I was left alone. Firsti BA, middle of class, second BA, near top. Post grad, all A's.

Lyoness · #49 06-04-2007, 11:38 PM

Salutatorian!!! 2 out of 131. 4.0 GPA. Indiana Academic Honors Diploma, National Honor Society blah blah blah.... It was overrated but I got to wear shiny medals at graduation.

I took a few AP courses and I got to take enough classes in college to get honors in English. I know it sounds lame, but I wish I had gone to a much more challenging HS. I was bored most of the time except for my science and math classes. I couldn't wait to get to college.

Oh yeah... did I forget to mention they spelled it "Saludatorian" in the year book. Good ol' phonics...

PHHS c/o 1999

christiangirl · #50 06-05-2007, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonTide4

I was #21 out of 22.

I was about to say "I don't feel so bad" then I looked at who said it and knew it couldn't possibly be true.

malikah115 · #51 06-05-2007, 06:25 AM

I was 9 out of 411.

12dn94dst · #52 06-05-2007, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 12dn94dst

I think I was somewhere in the top 20 of 70. The whole school was made up of the top students in their middle school classes, chicks who cried if they didn't get a 1600 on the SAT.

out of curiosity, i looked at my transcript. we weren't even ranked. in the section where that's supposed to go, it reads something to the effect of we don't rank but if you really need one, we can make a guess.

Infamous12 · #53 06-05-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by NiaX

hmmm.... really? Bwahahahaha!!!!! I came from the top school in KY.... always having the top 10 in the nation with the number of National Merit Semifinalists... and has had a Jeopardy contestant since like 95... you can talk that Latin talk... but I will just make a device to make that gold dome disappear!

*went to the school of Azzholes* LOL!!!!

come on now... for real...K and TonyB....Latin? I am on the floor!

What's wrong with Latin?! Quite a distinguished language, for true scholars if you will. LOL.

OneTimeSBX · #54 06-05-2007, 11:42 AM

i was #11!!! and to make matters worse, our valedictorian cheated her way thru high school, got a full scholarship to v.tech, and then dropped out of college because she was failing (her mom basically did everything for her in high school

)...thanks for wasting that spot!

Still BLUTANG · #55 06-05-2007, 12:03 PM

nope, definitely not in top 10 class rank, and i think i just barely made it in top 25%.

everything was SO competitive [example: teachers telling us if you don't get a 1300 on the SAT you would be NOTHING (this was back in the day when the highest score was 1600). You might as well sign up to be a janitor after graduation if you don't go to an Ivy League school, or at least a highly ranked private college. And HBCU??? What are those??? ]

Although it might not have been the smartest move, I consciously made a decision to be "well rounded" rather than the super nerd up I had been until about 10th grade. i joined a bunch of activities and had friends and still made pretty good grades... but nothing remarkable b/c i went to school with a bunch of spoiled cheating overachievers. LOL.

MsDJ80 · #56 06-05-2007, 12:03 PM

I graduated in the top 10% of my class #23 out of 280+. I was also a member of the Spanish National Honor Society, voted "Best ALL AROUND" by my Senior Class, and Homecoming Queen along with my then boyfriend/now hubby as the King

12dn94dst · #57 06-05-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

nope, definitely not in top 10 class rank, and i think i just barely made it in top 25%.

everything was SO competitive [example: teachers telling us if you don't get a 1300 on the SAT you would be NOTHING (this was back in the day when the highest score was 1600). You might as well sign up to be a janitor after graduation if you don't go to an Ivy League school, or at least a highly ranked private college. And HBCU??? What are those??? ]

Did you go to high school with me? lol I hated that school so much that i tried to get kicked out. i purposely didn't do a lick of work my freshman year, failed everything. the school honestly thought i wasn't able to handle the course work. my parents had a trick for me though, they made me spend the summer in tutoring.

KAPital PHINUst · #58 06-05-2007, 12:27 PM

Slightly off topic, but noteworthy of mention:

My #20 ranking was considering the fact that I intentionally let my GPA drop to a 2.4 my junior year from a 3.1 in prior years (I'm surprised it was still in the top 15% after that) because I was trying to "dumb myself down" b/c I wanted to be seen as a "normal" student and not a "nerd".

Fortunately, FWIW, I came to my senses, said to heck with everyone else, and pulled a 3.5 and acheived like I was supposed to do. (I had a 3.8 the first grading period---all As and one B, the best grades I had in all the 12 years of schooling).

I never made National Honor Society--I always considered that org for "squares" and the social climbing suck-ups. The Kitty Hawk Air Society was all I needed.

AlphaFrog · #59 06-05-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KAPital PHINUst

I wanted to be seen as a "normal" student and not a "nerd".

Yeah, how'd that work out for you?

KAPital PHINUst · #60 06-05-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Yeah, how'd that work out for you?

I realized it was a no-win situation; I was an ROTC cadet, and therefore a nerd by default, and I wasn't quitting ROTC for nobody; I loved it too much. As a matter of fact, I moved halfway through my junior year, and was supposed to attend another school--uh, not a chance! I had a little holla with the principal and he helped keep me at my original school for ROTC without having to go through any lottery programs or any other nonsense like that.

When I got promoted to C/2Lt. on May 17, 1990, it was like crossing the sands to a frat, I felt like I had "arrived. But I digress...

FWIW, I made Homecoming King, which set a major precedent (perhaps the only instance) in that I was an ROTC cadet and was never involved in any athletic activities; my thing was strictly ROTC and entertainment (read: choir and drama club).

Hope this helps.