I was wondering about the differences between a student that would attend a public city high school and another that would attend a suburban high school. If both student were to graduate in the top 25% of their respective class, they had the same GPA and both had applied to the same university, which of the two students would most likely be accepted to the university?
If the suburban student was to be chosen over the city, public high school student, why would that be? I've researched the Chicago Public School system(since I do live in Chicago), and you need 24 unit credits to graduate, and in the suburban high schools you only need, 22 unit credits. That is only one school, there is other were you need less credits.
Is this because suburban schools are known as having their classes more rigorous?
Public vs. Suburban high school student?
As for who would be accepted to the university, it would depend on the extracurricular activities of the two people. Volunteering, internships, anything that makes them stand out really. Different schools have different credit systems. At my public high school we need 46 credits to graduate, but that is because we use a completely different system than your school does. Since you are in the same state, the requirements are along the same guidelines. More rigorous classes have nothing to do with less credits. It could be because the number of classes a day, the way credits are received, how much a credit is worth (semester, year, quarter), etc. Obviously, going to a prestigious private school will make someones chances of getting into a great university much higher, but that doesn't mean that they are smarter. Ultimately, it doesn't matter if a student goes to a public, private, city, or suburban school. What universitys will look at what that student did at that school, not the school itself (though it can be a plus).
Reply:The city boy would kick the suburbanites a*s.... No I didn't read your question.. I went to high school in the city
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