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Originally Posted by b_squared
My daughters both got straight As, in the honor society and many clubs in high school. They are in college now with straight As and on the Deans list.
That's why when the school shrink indicated the problem starts at home with little or no parental support I call bullshit.
What my son will do when he graduates, I don't know. Probably college, but which one will depend on how well he does in high school.
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What I mean is that you're either in the top 10% or it doesn't matter anymore. This is my personal experience today talking as I was an extremely average high school student and now I'm making all the right plays at university and mingling with the right people. As a result, I can pretty much do whatever I want. When I'm done with this shtick, I can make some things happen.
It's all in posturing. Far less work than trying to butt one's head against an uncaring system, but that's a deeper philosophical/scholastic issue. (The point of a bachelor's/master's, how much they are really worth, et cetera.)
If I could do things over again, I wouldn't bother with university and head, instead, to a community college or vocational school. Knowing people and learning are both things that can be done for free.