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The significance of school ranking for colleges and universities
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I don't think high school ranking is an important as it once was in this country. Sure if you have your heart set on Harvard or Columbia you don't want to be ranked too low, schools like that still care.
You can still get a decent education at a sate or technical school if your ranking's not so hot. Case in point, my younger sister-she was ranked last in her class of two-hundred something. She wasn't that dumb, she just didn't like school.
She went to college right after high school, and had no problem being accepted to several.
I think more and more colleges are realizing that a student's potential is not necessarily reflected in their grades from high school. And it's a good thing. The most confusing time of your life ought not to be the time that determines your life's path!
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