Lastly, there is a line in the article which caught my attention, it states “All colleges recognize it’s high school grades that predict success in college, not standardized tests” I think this is the root of the problem, many people seem to believe the misconception that high school grades are more important than they really are, I have heard stories from friends and teachers about people who don’t necessarily do well in high school but still are successful upon entering college or going directly into a professional career, however most people emphasize the importance of doing well in high school in order to succeed, which then leads to students taking on overwhelming amounts of work and responsibilities, at an age when they should really be focusing on exploring as much as they can about themselves, at the end of the day public high school education is free, who cares if you failed that precalculus class you were required to take but didn’t find interesting as much as you
Lastly, there is a line in the article which caught my attention, it states “All colleges recognize it’s high school grades that predict success in college, not standardized tests” I think this is the root of the problem, many people seem to believe the misconception that high school grades are more important than they really are, I have heard stories from friends and teachers about people who don’t necessarily do well in high school but still are successful upon entering college or going directly into a professional career, however most people emphasize the importance of doing well in high school in order to succeed, which then leads to students taking on overwhelming amounts of work and responsibilities, at an age when they should really be focusing on exploring as much as they can about themselves, at the end of the day public high school education is free, who cares if you failed that precalculus class you were required to take but didn’t find interesting as much as you