How Much Does It Matter to You Which High School You Attend?
Every year, a
seemingly infinite number of people graduate from high school and decide to attend college. Most
upper-class families send
their children to expensive, private high schools, which want us to believe
attending that school is
an advantage. However, does it really matter to you which high school you
attend? I strongly believe which high school you attend is not significant.
According to an
article from “The New York Times,” students who did not attend any high school have
the same college acceptance rate compared to students with high achievement. Most
people believe in the government’s
available systems that suggest school choices for students are not trustworthy. Middle-class students usually
end up with few schools left, many of which are not good schools. Meanwhile, upper-class students usually end up with luxury schools, which are fairly
good to attend. Every summer, many unlucky students wait for a school acceptance
and get a replacement school instead that is not on his list; the most
challenging schools academically are also the most unpleasant which explains
why so few students apply.
According to an
article from “College, USA Today,” college administrators often check your personal
information and compare it to the students who are still attending. McDermott strongly
urges administrators not to compare
current with previous students.
He strongly believes that each year students will be distinctive because of classrooms with different teaching styles, students with varying schedules and needs for discipline. On the other hand, he also says it
is dangerous when administrators compare students who have similar GPAs to
those from another school
because college administrators often choose students who attended a better school.
There are some
ways to make the high school that you attend not matter. For instance, the SAT
and the ACT can help colleges to understand all the students. The GED is for
home schooling and also available for people who did not finish regular school. The GED, which is
equivalent to a high school diploma, is accepted by approximately 95% of
colleges. There are many examples that show that students from the top quintile
of testers on the GED can
score higher on the SAT
than students who attended a famous school.
Every year, a seemingly infinite number of people
graduate from high school and go on to college. It does not matter that you
attend a particular high school because of the SAT or the ACT. Therefore, no
matter who you are or which school you attended, the learning is yours, not for
other.
Works Cited
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Littlefield, Jamie. "Undergraduate
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"How Much Does It Matter to You Which High
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"Does Your High School's Quality Affect
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