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Education

George II

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10. I was telling someone just yesterday, I graduated from High School with an average of 82.5%...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 09:47 AM

Sep 2017

...considered a B+. I was in the bottom 20% of my graduating class.

But I went to a special high school in New York City, considered one of the top public high schools in the United States.

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Nearly half of all US high schoolers graduate with an "A" average [View all] n2doc Jul 2017 OP

It gets lambasted but that is the reason for the ACT and SAT exboyfil Jul 2017 #1

There is also a much higher emphasis on extracurriculars n2doc Jul 2017 #4

Am betting that there is a huge racial divide Not Ruth Jul 2017 #2

Kodachrome fleabiscuit Jul 2017 #3

Ok, but are all above average? n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2017 #5

I taught for 15+ years before I got sick and this happens all the time. BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #6

Unfortunately it happens at the college level also. TexasTowelie Jul 2017 #7

I taught high school for a number of years..............and....... Stuart G Jul 2017 #8

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I was telling someone just yesterday, I graduated from High School with an average of 82.5%... George II Sep 2017 #10