I thought I was doing the right thing by moving 3 years ago to enable my kids to attend a nationally ranked public high school. Now I'm not so sure. My kids, now seniors, have done very well academically. (daughter: 3.88/4, 4.82/5 ACT 32 son 3.6/4, 4.6/5 ACT 33). Yet, that is not enough to put either of them in the top QUARTER of their graduating class of 639 students!! I can't believe it.
I tell them to aim high and not to worry about rank, that colleges will take into account this is a ridiculously competitive high school but am I giving them false hope here? I see the schools they want to attend and they all boast over 90% of admitted freshmen rank in the top 10% and I can't help but think I made a terrible mistake. Am I right?
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