Gothamist: Something Quirky in the Science High School Test

Samantha T

Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:50:37 -0500

"It would be better to go to a regular high school full of idiots and be the best than the best high school and be average." This comment is precisely the reason why I am so, so, so happy that I didn't grow up in NYC, this alleged bastion of the enlightened.

dennis

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:32:38 -0500

I didnt say its bad. I said the english curriculum isnt strong. How many high school students can write?

stuy girl

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 18:19:25 -0500

dennis, are you INSANE? Stuy's english department is arguably the best department in the school. Maybe you got stuck with shitty english classes, but I know quite a number of people (myself included) who would say that the english and history departments have the best teachers in the school, by far. Also, don't you think it might be time to get a new pic of stuy? just sayin'.

silversides

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 18:02:25 -0500

I went to Bronx Science. The "I'd be better off in a regular high school" is a fallacious argument, albeit one many of my peers also made. Colleges know that you're coming from a specialized school, among an academically elite crowd, and handle their admissions accordingly. With schools full of "idiots," the more selective schools are notoriously restrictive regarding the number of applicants they accept; your chances aren't any better.

Beth

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:53:37 -0500

I went to TJ and have always wanted a full-blow TJ/Stuy rivalry. Too bad no one else ever seems to agree.

Matt

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:49:58 -0500

misspellings, rather! ha!

Matt

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:49:10 -0500

I noticed two mispellings / typos in the first paragraph.

dennis

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:47:47 -0500

Its true, I go to stuyvesant. Lots of kids take multivariable calculus but cant write a shit in english. But then again the english curriculum is bullshit, so the 50% asians ruin my any chance of going to a decent college. It would be better to go to a regular high school full of idiots and be the best than the best high school and be average.

w

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:43:12 -0500

The link to the graphic should actually point to the following URI: http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2005/11/12/nyregion/20051112_EXAM_GRAPHICready.html